Belfast City Council have agreed to spend £330,000 on celebrations
The DUP have complained that St Patrick’s Day in Belfast is “turning into St Patrick's Week” and will turn away the PUL community from the city centre during celebrations.
She added: “The 12th of July is one day in the city, which is taken over by bands and everything else. It brings in a lot of tourism as we all know, the same as St Patrick’s Day. Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie said: “If you cast your minds back to February last year, this was agreed as part of a cultural package which also involved the Queen’s Jubilee, Irish culture, the BAME community and LGBT community. This was always anticipated that some of the Irish culture funding would be going to Seachtain na Gaeilge.”
The council report states: “The parade will also incorporate the role of ‘punk’ music and the importance of this to Belfast, re - creating parts of the ‘Good Vibrations’ film and stage show which will tour America later in 2023.” St George’s Market will be fully open on St Patrick’s Day and will host a number of musical and dance performances from Ards Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.
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