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So we do not want to keep you in suspense for any longer…..




We are very honored to have David Toms as our Grand Marshal at this years St Patrick’s Day parade. David is originally from Waterford, Ireland but has lived in Norway since 2016. Since moving to Norway he has been an active member of the Irish community both personally and in his professional role as Community Support Officer at the Embassy. He is an acclaimed writer, having written several books of poetry including 2019’s Northly and most recently his memoir of life with a congenital heart defect Pacemaker which the Irish Times described as an “important book”. He lives in Dokka with his wife Miriam and their dog Madra.

Join us for our 21st annual Oslo St Patrick’s Day parade this coming 18th of March. Starting at Jernbanetorget at 1200 sharp, we shall proceed up Karl Johans gate to Universitetsplassen where there will be speeches and entertainment.

Date: Saturday 18.03.2023
From: 14.00 To: 17.00
Entertainment and Buffet Meal and dessert
NOK 379,- per Adult
NOK 189,- for children under 12 years Childen “saft” included
Other drinks are not included
Please register by Friday 3rd of March by sending a payment to 6012.06.32054 (Norwegian Irish Society). We cannot take Vipps payments unfortunately.
Confirm you booking and details by sending an email to sales@irishsociety.no. Please state the number in your party, any food restrictions, and if you wished to be seated with another party. Also include the nationality of all guests (this data is gathered generally and not connected to your personal details). Let us know if there is anything else we can help with such as organising high chairs or access to lifts.

For the first time since 2019, a special Mass for the Feast of St Patrick will be celebrated in St Olav’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Akersveien 1, 0177 Oslo, on Friday 18 March at 1800 hrs. The Mná na hÉireann Choir will sing at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by, among others, the Bishop of Oslo, Msgr Bernt Eidsvig and the two Irish priests in the Oslo Diocese, Fr Rory Mulligan and Fr Joseph Mulvin. The Irish Ambassador HE Keith McBean will also participate.
Everyone is welcome – of all denominations or none! Come for that Irish community feeling, the music, the wonderful singing by the Mná na hEireann choir, and to express our hopes for a better future for the world.
Light refreshments – coffee, tea, home-made cakes and chat – will be served afterwards in St Sunniva Skole, across the road from St Olav’s.
Nora Nordan, Veronica Harrington, Annmarie McDermott More info: Nora Nordan – nora-nor@online.no or send a PM
The Norwegian Irish Society is happy to announce that all the neccessary permissions are in place and that there will be a St Patricks Day parade on March the 19th, 2022.
We hope you can join us, for what is sure to be a great day of fellowship and entertainment.
The parade leaves Jernbanetorget at 1200 sharp.
After three long years it will be geat to see you all again.
