Gallery: St Patrick's Day
Updated:Images from around the world where St Patrick's Day festivities are taking place
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1 Spirits were high at the Dublin parade despite the rain
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2 There was plenty of colour on show in the crowds who turned out to watch the parade
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3 St Patrick was on hand to greet some of the thousands of spectators
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4 Members of the New York City Fire Department played the bagpipes during the parade in Dublin
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5 This group was clearly excited about taking part in the parade
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6 Members of the Purdue University Band march down O'Connell Street
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7 The Cork parade attracted a large crowd (Pic: Grace Bergin)
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8 There was a current theme to one of the floats in Headford, Co Galway (Pic: Rosie Mahon)
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9 Ireland's earliest parade took place at 6am in Dingle, Co Kerry
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10 Pope Francis shuttled into Dunmore, CoGalway for the St Patrick's day parade (Pic: Una Molloy)
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11 A large crowd turned out in Ennis, Co Clare to see the town's parade
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12 RTÉ's Micheal Mac Suibhne sent this image of the parade in Tokyo
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13 Jennifer Farrelly from Meath took this picture of Dublin's Custom House
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14 Lithuania dyes its River Vilnele green
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15 Carla Gama Torres takes a picture of the greening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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16 A Twitter pic from @downesr in New York - St Patrick's Day M&Ms
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17 City Hall at Old Market Square in Poznan, Poland, taken by Justyna Schramm
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18 Aisling Doyle was at Kilkenny Castle
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19 Iarnród Éireann turns Connolly Station green
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20 Astronaut Chris Hadfield takes off his jump suit and puts on his green bow tie to celebrate St Patrick's Day at the International Space Centre
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21 Declan Sheridan sends a picture from Merrion Square in Dublin
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22 Canadian chef Massimo Capra shows off his green moustache
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23 Elaine Frances Ledwidge sends a picture of the snake St Patrick left behind
