TidyTowns Chairperson ‘genuinely honoured’ to be Longford parade Grand Marshal
Michael Keenan will take up the honour of Grand Marshal for the 2026 Longford Town St Patrick’s Day parade next Tuesday
Chairperson of Longford TidyTowns Michael Keenan has been selected as the Grand Marshal for the 2026 Longford Town St Patrick’s Day parade.
Michael said he was ‘genuinely honoured to be asked to lead this year’s parade’.
A former student of St Mel’s College and the University of Galway, Michael trained as an accountant with KPMG.
In 1984, he co-founded Lyons Keenan Kilemade, Chartered Accountants. Following the firm’s merger in 2015, he continued as a partner with Grant Thornton until his retirement in 2022.
Sarah Walsh, Sergeant James Rowan and Adam Murtagh give a thumbs up to the top class entertainment in last years St Patrick's Eve parade
Under his chairmanship, Longford TidyTowns has won a silver medal and two gold medals at the National Tidy Towns Competition over the past three years.
In 2024, the town recorded 383 marks - just a few points behind national winner Carrick-on-Shannon.
Daniel, Ava and Lyndsay Considine enjoying last years Longford St Patrick's Eve parade. Daniel was MC for the occasion
The Longford Federation ICA float in the 2025 Longford town St Patrick's Eve parade
Aoibhe Barden, Sophie McKeon and Emily McVeigh at the 2025 St Patrick's Parade
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