Light saber
In case this year's Dublin St. Patrick's Day didn't seem epic enough, given that Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham will be leading the parade, we're also getting a Jedi Knight.
The new honourary role "has been created to celebrate the achievements of an individual from the worlds of business, the arts, or the media, who has a special connection or significant affinity with Ireland".
You can check out the full programme of events for this year's St Patrick's Festival here. Many of these have a special connection with Ireland and we want to celebrate and recognise this.
Carrie Fisher may be gone, but no one is forgetting her, especially her Star Wars family.
Hamill made the most of his time here and even made the dream of a lifelong Star Wars fan come true.
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Fáilte Ireland continues to invest significantly in the St Patrick's Festival, an event which not only attracts tens of thousands of worldwide visitors but also showcases Ireland as a fantastic tourist destination to global media.
Ford, who also has a spot on the Walk of Fame, teased his old co-star with the opening of his speech by saying: "There was a lot more people that showed up for my star... a lot more".
What better way to honour this than by welcoming Mark as part of the celebrations this weekend. We're not sure how his involvement in Star Wars: Episode 9 will pan out, but a prequel seems like a bad idea when it comes to expanding the mythology of Luke Skywalker.
Hamill's great-grandmother Elizabeth Keating was born in Kilkenny in 1873, and left Ireland for America when she was a teenager. His great-grandmother was born in Kilkenny in 1873, his great-great-great grandparents married in Carlow and he has links to a family of starvation immigrants.
The parade will feature over 2,000 members of marching bands from across the country, floats, and performers, as it makes its way through the city.
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