"It's like Christmas in here because St Patrick's Day is so important"

Its almost 40 years since The Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill opened its doors, ahead of St Patrick's Day we paid a visit to see why the building is still so important to the Irish community here in Greater Manchester


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