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Manchester will celebrate its fifteenth Irish festival with a two week extravaganza featuring two hundred events, staged at thirty two different venues throughout Greater Manchester. Lawrence Hennigan, Marketing Executive of the Manchester Irish Festival website said “The festival will feature Art, Culture, Comedy, Community, Dance, Music, Sport and Theatre events, making it one of Europe’s biggest Irish Festivals. We have tried to include something for everyone to enjoy in the community and a warm Irish welcome awaits all our visitors.” The official dates for this years celebration are Friday 5th March to Saturday 21st March, but there are also a number of pre and post festival events from February through to April.