Up to 30 floats have already signed up.
A Laois village is planning to celebrate St. Patrick's Day for the first time in over 40 years.
A parade will take place in Clonaslee after a new committee was set up after four decades of an absence.
Up to 30 floats have already signed up.
Member of the organising committee, Brendan Kelly, says there'e great excitement in the area:
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