Bundoran was thronged with visitors this afternoon for their annual St Patrick's Day parade and the weather was near perfect apart from a few ice cream cones melting in the hands of both kids and it has to be said, adults as well. Organisers say that it was one of the biggest in terms of visitors, for many years. Among the participants registered were the Ballindarragh Accordion Band, the Cooneen Pipe Band, the Letterbreen Silver Band, the Moybrone Pipe Band and the Zanabatuta Charanga Marching Band from our twin town of Sesimbra, Portugal. The parade will be led by a colour party consisting of members of the Reserve and Permanent Defence Forces from the 28th Infantry Battalion at Finner Camp. The following groups were also participants on the wday with Stagecraft Youth Drama,Castle Adventure Open Farm, Melvin Gaels CLG, Bundoran Fire Service, Domican Academy of Irish Dancing, North West Canoeing Club, Irish Gap Year, Bundoran Tidy Towns Michelle Bell's School of Dance and the Donegal Vintage & Classic Car Club. A good vantage point was McGovern's American House where you could also pop in to get an ice cream and a soft drink on a day that turned out to be warmer than expected.
