![Beverly Tierney and the Zumba Crew with Ennis Street Festival at the St Patrick's Day Parade in Ennis. Photograph by Arthur Ellis.](https://clarechampion.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ennis-Parade-1-300x206.jpeg)
THE Ennis St Patrick’s Day parade, which took place in fine weather conditions, attracted a huge crowd along the route through the principal streets. O’Connell Square, where they reviewing stand was sited, was thronged to capacity.
![Under-age members of Doora Barefield Ladies Football Club. Photograph by Arthur Ellis.](https://clarechampion.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ennis-Parade-13-300x200.jpeg)
There was plenty of music and dance in the parade and afterwards there was several hours of live entertainment at Market Street car park.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.