EE LIVE NEWS 14/03/2016 (re alan healy) ...
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10 foot tall Padraig Pearse puppet which will recite the Proclamation of the Republic in irish and english when it will march in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Cork. It is created by Dowtcha Puppets as part of the centenary celebrations. Also in picture are Chris Dorgan, Irish officer, Cork City Council; Lindsey Foley, maker, Dowtcha Puppets, and Micheal O'Donnell, puppeteer, do.
Picture: Denis Minihane.