Thirsty Offaly goose sips the black stuff at parade presentations
Concepta star of the show at Tullamore St Patrick's Day parade prize giving night at Digan's
CONCEPTA, the world record setting goose who had three clutches of gosling in the past year, stole the show at the Tullamore St Patrick’s Day presentation night on Friday last.
Master of Ceremonies at the event was parade secretary, Sean O’Brien who thanked all the winning entries present, the hard-working committee members and the sponsors who financial support was essential to the smooth running of the parade. He also thanked Digan’s for hosting the event.
The prizes were presented to representatives of the winning groups by members of the St Patrick’s Day committee.
The winning entries in the Tullamore parade were as follows:
Best OVERALL Entry - National Ambulance Service
Best NEW Entry - Tullamore Lithuanian Community
Best COMMUNITY Entry - Tullamore Tidy Towns Association
Best SCHOOL Entry - Gael Scoil an Eiscir Riada
Best BAND - Mullingar Town Band
Best SPORTS Entry - Tullamore Basketball Club
Best YOUTH Entry - St Mary's Youth and Community Centre
Joint Best ENTERTAINING Entry - Golden Ravens & Concepta, the "Record Breaking" Goose
Best BUSINESS Entry - Patrick Mitchell & Co.Ltd
Best Dressed DOG - OSPCA