'Children of Lir' float from Multy takes top prize
North Westmeath St Patrick's Day Parade Prizegiving
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Multy Stove and Fireplace Fitting were well represented at the prizegiving when they accepted the Judges’ Favourite Award.Image 2 of 15
Octavia Tulloch and Paddy Cheevers with Sean Montgomery winner of Best Topical Entrant award.Image 3 of 15
Best Environmental Award winner Streete Vintage – Ted Fagan and Niall Tully.Image 4 of 15
Best Novelty Act won by William Coffey and Anthony Nea, with committee member Paula Lawlor.Image 5 of 15
Best Business Award was won by Beauty Boutique – Mary Egan and Liam Sullivan.Image 6 of 15
Best Club Award won by Inspiration Taekwondo – Liam Cheevers with Rodney Connolly.Image 7 of 15
Castlepollard Men Shed took the fifth place award – Ciara Beegan, John Thompson, Cliff Gorren, David Robinson.Image 8 of 15
Funniest Entrant was won by Legends of the Past and Legends of the future – Rebecca Ward, Luke Ward, Breda Sullivan, Jessy Ward, and Cody Ward.Image 9 of 15
Best Vintage Award won by David Vintage, Ian Mulvey, who received it from Cllr Alfie Devine.Image 10 of 15
Castlepollard Community College won the Best School Award – Sean Montgomery, Breda Sullivan, Adam Sullivan and Martin Boyhan.Image 11 of 15
4th place award was Poc Fada, Cllr. Alfie Devine, Donie Cassidy, Adam Sullivan, Micheál Cassidy, Liam SullivanImage 12 of 15
Third prize award was won by the Devine Brothers – Octavia Tulloch, Chad Devine, Josh Devine, Cllr Alfie Devine, and Cian Devine.Image 13 of 15
Second prize was won by The Story of Turgesius.Image 14 of 15
First prize went to Multy Stove and Fire Fitting – Donie Cassidy, Cllr Alfie Devine, Olive Brennan, Paul Bardon and Sean Montgomery.Image 15 of 15
Topline Hardware, winners of Best Dressed Window.The entry from Multy Stove and Fireplace Fitting claimed the top prize at this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Castlepollard, repeating their success of 2024.
They received their prize, along with the other winners, at a ceremony in the Castle Varagh Hotel on Sunday March 30.
The theme of the parade this year was ‘Legends of Westmeath’ and the Multy Stove and Fireplace Fitting float took a ‘Children of Lir’ theme.
A prize fund of €1200 was available, thanks to sponsorship from North Midlands Credit Union, Mergon, Decotek, BD Flood, NJ Doyne, Westmeath County Council and many more. The raffle was sponsored by Cassidy’s Hotel Dublin, and the first prize in that was a one-night stay.
Other prize winners included The Story of Turgesius, Devine Brothers, Poc Fada and the Castlepollard Men’s Shed (list below).
Donie Cassidy, who was MC, congratulated all the prize winners at the event. He said: “It was possibly the best parade we have ever had in Castlepollard.”
Donie thanked the committee and Castle Varagh Hotel for the use of the premises for their weekly committee meetings and the parade awards event. He also thanked all the sponsors for allowing participants of the parade the opportunity to be creative.
Prizes and Awards
First prize, Multy Stove and Fireplace Fitting
Second, The Story of Turgesius
Third, Devine Brothers, ‘Enoch Burke at the school gates’
Fourth, Poc Fada
Fifth, Castlepollard Men’s Shed
Best School Award, Castlepollard Community College
Best Club Award, Inspiration Taekwondo
Best Business Award, Beauty Boutique
Best Vintage Award, David Mulvey, vintage tractors
Funniest Entrant, Legend Past and Presidents
Best Novelty Act, Anthony Nea and Willie Coffey
Best Environmental Award, Streete Vintage
Most Topical Entrant, Paddy Cheevers, as Donald Trump
Judges’ Favourite Award, Multy Stove and Fireplace Fitting
Best Dressed Window, Topline Hardware