When is St Patrick's Day 2018? Each year, St Patrick's Day falls on March 17. In Ireland, the day of celebration has been a public holiday since 1903 and the first parade was held in Waterford that year. In the UK, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother would present bowls of shamrock flown over from Ireland to members of the Irish Guards in the British Army. The tradition carries on today with the Irish Guards still wearing shamrocks flown over from Ireland. What happens on St Patrick's Day and when are the London and Dublin parades? Celebrations across the world usually include public parades, parties and festivals and usually people dress up in green clothes and wear shamrocks. These parties have become like carnivals, with parades with marching bands and all different types of organisations like fire brigades and youth groups heading out to march. In London there will be a St Patrick's Day festival from March 16-18 with a para...
9 FIFA World Cup Australia became the 31st team to secure their place in Russia , coming through as 3-1 winners against Honduras in their intercontinental play-off, following the Socceroos finishing as Asia's best third-place side after a play-off with Syria. Draw ceremony starts at 3pm in the Kremlin England to discover fate Pot 1: Russia, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France Pot 2: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia Pot 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran Pot 4: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia https://www.facebook.com/EurosportUK/videos/1741371489216777/ ----- 15:55 England get PANAMA! South Korea in against Germany, Mexico and Sweden. So Japan go in with Poland, Senegal and Colombia. 15:53 Morocco are drawn against Portugal, Spain and Iran. Australia in against France, P...