2 million: The number of people expected to turn out all over the country for St. Patrick’s Day parades and events
600,000: The crowd expected at Dublin’s parade under the theme ‘Celebrate Now’, grand marshaled by Mrs Brown herself, Brendan O’Carroll. Kick-off 12pm.
€120m: The amount of money St Patrick’s Day 2015 is expected to generate for the Irish economy.
11: The top temperature for the day is between eight to eleven degrees and the weather is expected to be cool and dry, according to Met Éireann.
€65,000: The amount of money spent by Fáilte Ireland on ‘greening’ some 120 of the world’s most iconic buildings and monuments.
50,000 Corkonians will line the city streets from 1pm today for a parade led by rugby pundit and radio host George Hook.
70,000: The number of spectators expected to flood Limerick today for a parade featuring many of the performers from this week’s International Marching Band Competition.
2.30pm: The time when as many young Frozen fans as possible are asked to gather in the SuperValu car park in Ballincollig as part of an effort to break the Guinness World Record for the number of Princess Elsas in one place.
