{"id":22693,"date":"2025-03-14T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=22693"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:29:14","slug":"spreading-joy-for-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/spreading-joy-for-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading Joy for St. Patrick\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: ST. 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