The fountain on the north lawn of the White House was dyed green to mark the dayLots of excitement at the Tullamore St Patrick's Day parade (credit Ciara Kinnarney)St Patrick put on a show for the crowd in DublinLocals line the streets in Edenderry Co OffalyParade-goers in Belfast flaunted some festive facial hair to mark the occasionA small dog looking quite fetching ahead of Galway's St Patrick's Day paradeTurlough Mór, or Seamus, attends the Irish Guards' parade in London fulfilling the role of the Irish Wolf Hound regimental mascotParade-goers touch up their makeup at the St Patrick's Day festivities in DublinSt Patrick pictured ahead Galway's parade in his honourA group of parade attendees don a fused arran jumper and wigs for Dublin's St Patrick's Day paradeDarragh and Oisín Kelly were all smiles ahead of the Maynoth parade this morning'Micheál Martin' and 'Donald Trump' continue their bilateral meeting in Clonaslee Co LaoisHoppy days ahead of the capital's St Patrick's paradeA group of exchange students from Italy, Germany and Spain gathered on O'Connell street at 9amSpanish students attempting to stay warm at the capital's St Patrick's Day paradeIt seems St Patrick didn't banish all the snakes from Ireland as one joined the celebrations in GalwayIreland's earliest St Patrick's Day parade was held at 6am in Daingean Uí ChúisSt Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh, glowing green in celebration of St Patrick's DayExcitement ahead of Limerick's paradeIt was an exhausting time in Athy, where a classic Mini had to pushed after it broke down
