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Giants, floats and face paint: The best pics from Dublin’s parade today

Over 500,000 people attended the parade in Dublin city centre today. Here’s all the best pictures from it.

SO DID YOU make it to a parade today?

If you did, you’re one of many: over half a million people attended the biggest parade in Dublin city today, with thousands more taking part in parades in cities, towns and villages around Ireland today.

So without further ado, here’s all the best photographs from the Dublin parade – including marching bands, floats, leprechaun hats, face paints, some Guinness, dancing, John Giles, and a whole lot of colour…

Giants, floats and face paint: The best pics from Dublin’s parade today
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    Amazing colours on O'Connell Street (Photo: Niall Carson/PA)
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    O'Connell Street even more jammed with people than usual (Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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    Huge crowds bring some colour to O'Connell Bridge (Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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    Brave guy watching the parade from the O'Connell statue. (Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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    St Patrick does a meet-and-greet with his fans (Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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    Performers on Dublin's Dame Street (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    (Photo: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
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    A marching band modelling this season's above-the-knee skirt length (Photo: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
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    (Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)
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    Dublin looked a lot less grey than usual today (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    This probably made sense if you saw it in context. Probably (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    Some obligatory dancing on O'Connell Street (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    The crowd leaning in to pet a garda horse (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    Marching can be tiring work (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    The suave John Giles who was Grand Marshal for the parade today (Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
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    We have no idea how she's doing that (Photo: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
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    This doesn't look very parade-like but er, at least they had a good view (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    Tough seats to maintain for two hours (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    There's always one unhappy punter (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina enjoy the parade (Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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    Behind bars but probably with a good view (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    The garda doesn't seem to quite appreciate the effort she went to (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Every parade needs some giant fish men(Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Looks like someone's having fun (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Imposing law and order (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Best view in the house on Western Way (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Not quite in the parade spirit (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    A sea of blue (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Taking it easy on a wall, avoiding the crowds (Photo: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto.com)
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    Wave to the camera! Big crowds on O'Connell Bridge (Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire)

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