SDLP Councillor Sharon Haughey-Grimley has praised all those who took part in Armagh's St Patrick's Day parade.
Cllr Haughey proudly joined Cllr Colin McCusker and the two Archbishops heading the parade. Ensuring it was a real family occasion Sharon pushed her two young sons in a double buggy at the head of the parade. Speaking afterwards she said, "Where else would you want to be today than our beautiful St Patrick's City, the Ecclesiastical Capital of Ireland, Armagh. "The St Patrick's Festival is so important to Armagh and brings thousands upon thousands of visitors into our city every year. It is always a great honour and privilege to take part in the parade and to join our two Archbishops leading this truly culturally and inclusive celebration. "A tremendous amount of hard works goes in to make this parade such a success. I commend all those groups and individuals who put on quite a show of colour, fun and culture. It's lovely to see so many aspects of our community represented and it's a proud day for Armagh people to parade through their City to such rapturous crowds. "St Patrick's Festival is a celebration of St Patrick and the important legacy he made to Ireland and its people. In Armagh it's also an opportunity to celebrate our unique place within the St Patrick Story and that's why it's so important to continue to grow this community celebration. "The rain did not dampen spirits today and it was another proud day for our City and Borough. I was delighted to be there!" SDLP Cllr Sharon Haughey-Grimley has strongly condemned those responsible for the robbery of a couple in Tandragee last week.
Cllr Haughey said, "It is absolutely shameful that a couple should experience such a horrifying ordeal in their own home like this. Those responsible are cold, callous thugs with no thought or respect for lifelong Tandragee residents. "We need to stop this gang from doing this again to another family. I urge anyone who may have any information about this robbery to get in touch with local PSNI without delay. "My thoughts are with this Tandragee couple, who are badly shook by this ordeal. And I wish them every blessing as they come to terms with what happened here." |
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