First birthday for St Patrick's Day parade hosted by Laois GAA club
New parade featured on RTÉ news returns again near Portlaoise
The youngest St Patrick's Day parade in Laois is back for its second year after an exciting debut in 2024.
The Heath parade even made the RTÉ News last year and it returns for its second instalment on Monday, March 17.
The parade is organised through The Heath GAA club's Health and Wellbeing committee, which has had a positive impact on the small rural community in recent years.
Last year’s parade was a great success, even featuring on national television, and work is well underway to get everything organised for this year. See photos of it here.
The 2025 parade will start at 8.45am sharp from the Heath GAA club grounds and proceed down the The Heath Church for Mass after the parade arrives.
Organisers are asking all floats, groups and organisations taking part in the parade to gather in the GAA community grounds at 8.15am sharp.
Everyone from The Heath and beyond is welcome to come out and support the parade in their Ireland and club colours and line the road to watch the parade.
Refreshments and music in The Heath church hall will be put on after Mass with goodie bags for all the children.
There will also be a surprise personality as St Patrick, as well as two special marshals from the community.
The prize for the best float has been kindly sponsored by Keyes Transport.