This year's St Patrick's Parade in Birmingham has been cancelled, the organisers have confirmed. It had been due to take place in Digbeth on 16 March. Maurice Malone, Chief Executive at Birmingham Mayor Walsh urged officials to listen to medical professionals and refrain from "rash" decisions in the face of COVID-19. (Herald video by Meghan Ottolini) The City of Boston has canceled the St. Patrick’s Day Parade scheduled for this Sunday as a preventive measure against the coronavirus. Mayor Marty Walsh made the announcement on social media Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, center right, greets spectators while marching in the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, scheduled for 3/15/20, is being cancelled. This decision is being made out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the BOSTON — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced on Monday evening that Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be canceled. “This decision is being made out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the residents of Boston safe and healthy,” the mayor said in a statement. The Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled, city officials said Monday. Mayor Marty Walsh’s office said in a statement that the annual parade through the streets of South Boston would be called off “out of an abundance of caution” amid coronavirus concerns. UPDATE: Mayor Marty Walsh just canceled the St. Patrick's Day Parade due to concerns over the coronavirus. See his statement here: The South Boston Allied War Veterans, organizers of the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade, have released a statement re: Sunday's parade. The parade team is monitoring For the second consecutive year, Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.. The South Boston Allied Veterans Council announced on Twitter We are cancelling or postponing large events like the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Boston Marathon (rescheduled to September 14th). City Hall remains open but as of last week we cancelled all city-hosted or city-involved events and meetings with more than 25 people. NEW York City's St. Patrick's Day parade has been "canceled for the first time in 258 years over coronavirus fears." The shocking news comes after Chicago, Boston and Dublin all cancelled their St. Patrick's Day festivities. BOSTON, MA - MARCH 20: Mayor Martin Walsh of Boston waves during the annual South Boston St. Patrick's Parade passes on March 20, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. According to parade organizers, the South Boston St. Patrick's Parade is listed as the second longest parade in the country. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated globally on March 17 every year. More than 400 landmarks in more than 50 countries turn green for the patron saint of Ireland. This year, Ireland has already BOSTON - Monday, March 9, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today issued the following statement regarding the 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston: "In collaboration with Congressman Lynch, Councilors Flaherty and Flynn, Senator Collins, Representative Biele, and David Falvey from the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, the St Boston Mayor Marty Walsh went on sports talk radio Tuesday morning to defend the decision to cancel the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, amid efforts — both locally Due to the novel coronavirus, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the cancellation of the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. This comes as the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade was canceled for the second year in a row. South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade Canceled — Again - Boston, MA - Last year's cancelation came when there were 41 confirmed coronavirus. Tuesday's announcement comes after more than 450,000 Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade, scheduled for Sunday has been canceled over "an abundance of caution" in light of concern over the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Marty Walsh said Monday. GIRARDVILLE — The borough’s St. Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled for the second straight year, officials confirmed. At the Girardville borough council meeting Wednesday, Mayor Michael Z
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