{"id":6135,"date":"2018-02-28T18:36:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rira.com\/portland\/?p=6135"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:01:58","slug":"ri-ra-paddyfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rira.com\/portland\/pub-talk\/ri-ra-paddyfest\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00ed R\u00e1 PaddyFest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inaugural R\u00ed R\u00e1 PaddyFest kicks off with 6 days of live music, authentic Irish fare and great craic to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!<\/p>\n

The fun kicks off on Tuesday, 3\/13 and goes right through the week until Sunday, 3\/18. Enjoy quiz night on Tuesday, live music from Ryan Halliburton, Ben Kilcollins & Max Ater and OC & The Benefits throughout the week and finish up on Sunday 3\/18 with a traditional Irish music session.<\/p>\n

St. Patrick’s Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

The big day, Saturday, March 17th<\/sup>, kicks off with the Annual St. Patrick\u2019s Day Plunge into the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean at the East End Beach from 5.30am to raise funds for the Firefighters Children\u2019s Burns Foundation. R\u00ed R\u00e1 will open its doors at 6am for a St. Patrick\u2019s Day Breakfast and pint of Guinness for those jumpers who want to warm up after the plunge along with a raffle and auction.<\/p>\n

Celebrations continue for the final day of the Six Nations Rugby Championship. Watch the biggest game of the tournament as Ireland take on England at 10:45am.<\/p>\n

Listen to the best in Irish music with Ben Kilcollins & Tim Mercer The Napper Tandies, Poh-Tay-Toes and Ben Kilcollins Band taking the party late into the night. Feast on some great Irish fare with our special St. Patrick\u2019s Day menu including Corned Beef & Cabbage, Fish & Chips, Shepherd\u2019s Pie, Sausage Rolls and lots more while enjoying Guinness mixology beer cocktails.<\/p>\n

See our full entertainment listing here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

See our special St. Patrick’s Day menu here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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