Grand Marshall Anthony Molloy leads off St Patrick's Day parade in Spain

By Phil Campion
Published 18th Mar 2023, 12:17 GMT
Anthony Molloy at the Orihuela Costa Saint Patrick's Day parade with Grace Boyle from Termonplaceholder image
Anthony Molloy at the Orihuela Costa Saint Patrick's Day parade with Grace Boyle from Termon

Anthony Molloy was well used to leading the line when he was an inter-county footballer and yesterday he was the Grand Marshall in Spain’s Costa Blanca for the St Patrick's Day parade

The large Irish community on Spain’s Costa Blanca welcomed hundreds of Irishmen and women who jetted in to join Spaniards and a host of nationalities at the Orihuela Costa St Patrick's Day parade. 

An estimated 18,000 people lined the streets of Cabo Roig for the first parade since Covid-19 brought a halt to festivities in the coastal town. One of Donegal’s all-time heroes Anthony Molloy enjoyed the day as a guest of honour and Grand Marshall.  placeholder image
An estimated 18,000 people lined the streets of Cabo Roig for the first parade since Covid-19 brought a halt to festivities in the coastal town. One of Donegal’s all-time heroes Anthony Molloy enjoyed the day as a guest of honour and Grand Marshall.  

The captain of Donegal 1992 All-Ireland winning side said: It made me so proud to be in Cabo Roig on the biggest day - celebrating our patron Saint Patrick. It is great to see so many, many people and to see the green splashed all over this Spanish town. 

“What a fantastic day, it has been a great occasion and I am thrilled to be able to lead the parade as Grand Marshall.”placeholder image
“What a fantastic day, it has been a great occasion and I am thrilled to be able to lead the parade as Grand Marshall.”
The 90-minute parade covered by Spanish TV included 25 groups ranging from floats, dancing groups, bands, stilt walkers, drummers and Mickey Mouse cartoon characters.placeholder image
The 90-minute parade covered by Spanish TV included 25 groups ranging from floats, dancing groups, bands, stilt walkers, drummers and Mickey Mouse cartoon characters.

Forty ex-Irish Army veterans took part and vivid colours were added with Spanish and Irish dancing groups. groups ranging from floats, dancing groups, bands, Mickey Mouse cartoon characters, stilt walkers, drummers, classic cars and motorbike clubs. 

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