The stage is set for Blue Light Parade in Kilkenny

Following on from the success of last year, Kilkenny City will see its second National Services Day Blue Light Parade and Static Display this Saturday, September 2.

Kicking off at 1pm and entering the city via the Castlecomer Road, it will be a spectacle not to be missed as dozens of emergency and essential vehicle pass the Newpark Hotel, MacDonagh Junction, John Street, Rose Inn Street and then onto the Parade where they will then enter the grounds of Kilkenny Castle for a static display until 6pm.

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It is an excellent opportunity for the young and old to meet the men and women of the national services and experience all the exciting equipment and vehicles they have to offer.

National Services taking part in this event include: The Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, Kilkenny Fire Brigade, The National Ambulance Service, The Irish Coast Guard, The Irish Prison Service, The Civil Defence, South East Mountain Rescue, The RNLI, Revenue Commission, HSE, Community First Responders, The Red Cross, the Order of Malta, BUMBLEance, Blood Bikes, Kilkenny Sub Aqua, Irish Water Safety, The OPW, Kilkenny County Council, Waterford Search and Rescue, The Irish U.N. Veterans, ONE and the St Patrick’s Brass and Reed Band.