As lockdowns due to the coronavirus crept across European countries last March, members of the Irish community in Barcelona learned that a St Patrick s Day event they were to attend was postponed just days before it was due to happen.
Zara Patterson, who is originally from Lisburn, Co Antrim, but living in Barcelona, Spain, for nearly 15 years, set up the event on the back of other sustainable food and wine events she runs.
The response to the St Patrick s Day event was very positive because, she said, the Irish community missed the food from back home. However, as the event drew nearer people were advised to stay at home because of the worsening pandemic.