{"id":733,"date":"2018-02-28T08:20:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=733"},"modified":"2018-02-28T08:20:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:20:04","slug":"liam-cunningham-to-lead-dublins-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"Liam Cunningham to Lead Dublin&#8217;s Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/liamcunninghamgameofthrones2_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/liamcunninghamgameofthrones2_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/liamcunninghamgameofthrones2_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Dubliner Liam Cunningham has been chosen by the St Patrick\u2019s Festival to lead this year\u2019s parade in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>The parade will wind its way through the streets of the capital from 12 noon on March 17 to celebrate the parade theme &#8220;Home Is Where the Heart Is&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This year will also see more than 2,000 band members from far and wide deliver dazzling rhythms and uplifting music that will reverberate throughout the city\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham is best known for his starring role as Davos Seaworth in HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones which has garnered a millions of fans across the world.<\/p>\n<p>He has also gone on to star in movies such as War of the Buttons, Falling for a Dancer, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Clash of the Titans, The Guard and Hunger.<\/p>\n<p>His accomplishments on the small screen include Doctor Who, Northanger Abbey, Merlin and Titanic: Blood and Steel.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Mayor of Dublin, M\u00edche\u00e1l Mac Donncha said: \u201cI would like to congratulate Liam on the honour of being selected as the 2018 Grand Marshal and wish him every enjoyment leading the Festival Parade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is a fantastic ambassador for Irish acting who I\u2019m sure many young people here look up to and hope to emulate his success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liam said: \u201cI have always been a proud Irishman and Dubliner and do my best to represent my country and city when I am abroad working.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a huge honour to be invited back to lead the parade on our national holiday. I\u2019m really looking forward to being a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-733\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=733&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-733\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=733&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-733\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=733&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=733\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubliner Liam Cunningham has been chosen by the St Patrick\u2019s Festival to lead this year\u2019s parade in Dublin. 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