A day after lawmakers and organizers made the decision to cancel Sunday’s South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade ­– and the annual breakfast that precedes it – for the first time in 26 years due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, residents and business owners in the neighborhood had mixed reactions to the news. 

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6:30 pm on Friday, March 13
St Patrick's Cancellations confirmed by the BostonIrish newsoom
 

Mayor Marty Walsh announced today the city has cancelled Sunday's St. Patrrick's /Evacuation Day Parade.

"Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade, scheduled for 3/15/20, is being cancelled," the Mayor said in a tweet late this afernoon. "This decision is being made out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the residents of Boston safe and healthy."
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Several hudred guests celebrated Irish Heritage by observing an early St. Patrick’s Day with friends and family to benefit Alpha-1 research and programs on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Boston Marriott Newton

The evenng featured a traditional corn beef and cabbage Irish dinner with live music by “Hogan’s Goat”, Irish step dancers from the Harney Academy of Walpole MA, The evening also recognized this year’s recipients of the 2020 “Shillelagh” award,Dr Virgina Clark, M.D of the University of Florida.