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12th March 2020
12:35pm GMT

"We have taken this decision in line with the wider actions being taken in response to the constantly changing nature of the global health crisis. We are acting in the best interests of public health and safety and in an effort to play our part in the nationwide efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. While extremely disappointing, our paramount commitment is to the wellbeing of our artists and participants, our audiences and communities and our own Festival team."While the cancellations cover the events that are run by the in-house Festival team, some events that are due to be run by external partners may yet go ahead, the statement said.
"While the Festival’s own events are being cancelled, other events that appear in the programme may still be proceeding and we support the individual decisions of all our partners regarding their own events." One such partner is the National Concert Hall, which confirmed that it will close from 6pm this evening until April 1. A statement from the NCH said: "All events scheduled to take place during this time are now cancelled. Customers will be refunded in due course. All offsite events will also be cancelled. "The health and wellbeing of our customers, musicians and staff is of paramount importance to the National Concert Hall."Further details on the event cancellations can be found on the St Patrick's Festival and National Concert Hall websites.
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