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Here are this month's highlights.

St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival
14th March 2010
London’s Irish community is preparing once again for the biggest day of the year. St Patrick’s Day which is usually celebrated the traditional way with church services, music, dancing and of course Guinness and Whisky is celebrated on the 14th March. London’s festivities include an all day festival in Trafalgar Square with singing and dancing. If you find your way there, remember to wear something green and find one of the Irish speakers who are very enthusiastic to help you learn a few Irish phrases. At 12 noon a Parade starts from Piccadilly, goes along Lower Regent Street via Trafalgar Square to Whitehall. Each of the Irish counties and major families will have a float or band to entertain you. Just remember, on St Patrick’s Day everyone is Irish.

2010 ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic
22nd March 2010 until 26th March 2010
The ISS Canary Wharf Squash Classic returns for its seventh outing this spring as the game's leading stars convene for one of the most popular tournaments on the circuit. Squash fans have been disappointed recently that the Olympic Games has not recognised this game as an Olympic sport. The mass appeal continues to soar and many City offices now have squash courts so their employees can let off steam playing the non-stop active game. This five day tournament takes place in the East Winter Garden business centre in Canary Wharf. The past few years has seen this tournament been sold out so if you are planning to go please contact us to book some tickets.

The Cranberries
31st March 2010 - 7.30pm
The Cranberries are back. After more than seven years without playing together the band is back for a tour through the UK. This Irish band which made their album break through in 1993 has decided to give it another go. The first of their gigs will take place at the Majestic Royal Albert Hall, a fitting venue for such an anticipated concert. Fans can expect some of the old favourite like Linger, Zombie and Ode to my Family which have won the band several awards in the past. The build up to this concert has been extraordinary and will be visited by thousands of fans. All of which will be looking forward to the Celtic melodies that Delores and her band will provide.

Ballet Nacional De Cuba: Swan Lake
30th March 2010 until 4th April 2010
The Ballet Nacional de Cuba is in town later this month to perform their latest version of Swan Lake. Even though this was the very first ballet that this troupe staged back in 1948, the choreography is all new with that added bit of Cuban passion. Carlos Acosta who is the principal dancer for the English National Ballet will be his first ever UK appearance with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba - the company he danced with at home and in Spain in the early 1990s. This ballet will be staged at the London Coliseum and has been rated as this season must see performance.