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Irish sports star announced as leader of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival Parade

The Olympic sailing champ will act as Grand Marshal this year.

Annalise will be this year's Grand Marshal. PIC: RTE.ie
Annalise will be this year’s Grand Marshal. PIC: RTE.ie

Irish sailor and Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy, has been selected to lead this year’s spectacular Festival Parade which will wind its way through the streets of the capital on March 17th.

The young sports star was chosen in recognition of her outstanding achievement at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, her contribution to Irish sport and her courage and determination to succeed on the world stage in her sport.

Annalise will join the illustrious ranks of previous Grand Marshals such as Joanne O’Riordan, Brendan O’Carroll, Katie Taylor, Packie Bonner and Johnny Giles to name but a few.

It's a huge honour.
It’s a huge honour.

On receiving the honour Annalise said, “I am really honoured and thrilled to be this year’s Grand Marshal. I am always extremely proud to represent Ireland but that is normally out on the water, so this will be a completely different experience for me. The Parade is always a great day and I’m really looking forward to being a part of it.”

 

Lord Mayor of Dublin Brendan Carr also extended his congratulations to the sporting great. He said, “I would like to congratulate Annalise on the honour of being selected as the 2017 Grand Marshal. She is a fantastic ambassador for Irish sport and she brought joy to the country as we watched her claim the silver medal following an intense medal race in Rio.”

We can’t wait to see her take part in the parade on March 17th.

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