Witness New Year's Eve celebrations and events from around the world exclusively at RTÉ.ie/Live.
Wednesday night and Thursday morning, we will bring you live video from Moscow's Red Square, Time Square in New York and other cities like Vilnius, London and Berlin.
Fireworks in Auckland Harbour
Sydney: Watch
Sydneysiders welcomed the new year with fireworks over Sydney Harbour
Paris: Watch
French President Nicolas Sarkozy made the traditional New Year's Eve address on the final day that France held the rotating European Union presidency
Moscow: Watch
Muscovites greeted 2009 in Red Square with the tolling of the Saviour clocktower
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus (left) welcomed the New Year with thousands of revellers in Vilnius, the 2009 European Capital City of Culture
Thousands of revellers greeted the New Year in a huge party around the Brandenburg Gate
London: Watch
Big Ben rang in the New Year with a fireworks display over the River Thames in central London
Rio de Janeiro: Watch
Two million revellers headed to Copacabana Beach to welcome in the New Year, a Brazilian party second only to Carnaval
New York: Watch
Bill and Hillary Clinton dropped the ball in New York City's Times Square
Plus look back at the historic events of 2008 in our special year in review at RTÉ.ie/2008
