9 things you'll see at every regional St Patrick's Day parade
Gas floats, tractors and majorettes.
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Gas floats, tractors and majorettes.
“Irish car bombs make my clothes fall off!” – nobody Irish, ever
Half a million people are expected in Dublin tomorrow… We chat to some of the unsung heroes of St Patrick’s Day – to find out how those incredible pageants come together.
There was a mass brawl in Syracuse, but everywhere else went well.
More than €700,000 was spent between 2011 and 2014 sending ministers on trips for the national holiday. How do you feel about it?
It can be a lucrative day, but some drivers just don’t want to work it. No wonder, really, when you hear some of their stories…
He really doesn’t like those stereotyped drinking slogans.
Michael Ring says that excessive drinking should not spoil the celebrations.
The full list has just been confirmed.
Everyone is Irish on Paddy’s Day, aren’t they?
Because he’s not going to New York this year.
The pair were captured on camera by several members of the public.
Well that was easier than expected.
We can get through this, TOGETHER.
Being Taoiseach is a grand gig sometimes…
In a green souvenir t-shirt and headband.
Who said dogs can’t join in the fun?
Spot the lad in the green hat.
Tens of thousands of people turned out for parades across Ireland today, with the largest being in the capital.
More than 100 landmark buildings and iconic sites turning a shade of green to honour Ireland’s national holiday.
The banshee. THE BANSHEE!
Seriously, what’s going on with this parade?
…and not a raincoat between them.
Because we’ve come to expect it.
Every year the city turns dyes its waterway for St. Patrick’s Day.
Boston native Larry Donnelly takes a look at the most prominent elements of 2014’s weekend-long celebrations in America’s most Irish city, and how they compare with what’s happening here.
Oh PLEASE let us enter the Lucky Charms eating contest.
The parade committee received a raft of complaints about the move in recent days, but they’re expected to confirm the invitation later.
Off licences in the north inner city have had this agreement with gardaí over the last few years and councillor Mary Fitzpatrick wants others to follow suit.
Anyone for a bit of face paint? Ah, go on.
In fact, they’re urging everyone to get it right.
Just get it to Ireland, we’ll know what to do with it here.
It’s not a political bond or a business bond that binds Ireland and the US – it’s a bond between people, writes Sean Dunne.