LIMERICK rugby hero Keith Earls will line out in front of tens of thousands on St Patrick’s Day– but this time he’ll tog out in a different shade of green from his international kit.

The St Patrick's Festival was officially launched in Dublin today.

A STRONG and vibrant Limerick city was essential for the rest of the region to do well in the jobs market and in attracting tourism, the chief executive of Shannon Development said yesterday.

FESTIVAL fever is set to cause ‘Cosmic Chaos’ on the streets of Cork tomorrow with thousands turning out for the St Patrick’s Day parade.

GARDAÍ throughout the country are on standby this weekend ahead of St Patrick’s Day celebrations with a surge in tourists expected in most city areas.

THE weekend celebrations of St Patrick’s Day will reach a climax with parades and events in Dublin and other cities and towns this afternoon.

PUNTERS blessed and cursed by Cheltenham Week are backing tonight’s National Lottery draw to produce more surprise winners, after Lotto bosses added a €1 million St Patrick’s Day bonus.

This year's St Patrick's Day fireworks display is due to take place at the Rock of Cashel in Co Tipperary.

The Saint Patrick's festival 'Skyfest' fireworks display in Dublin city centre tonight has been cancelled.

Thousands of Irish eyes will light up tonight at a glittering firework display over Dublin’s Docklands.

Skyfest is promising to be a spectacular display tonight but another natural phenomenon will light up the skies tonight, with the planet Saturn visible just below the Moon.

The St Patrick’s Festival in Dublin will be bigger and better than ever to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, organisers promised tonight.

MORE than 1,500 performers created a Mardi-Gras atmosphere on the streets of Limerick yesterday for the 33rd International Marching Band Parade and Competition.

Around a quarter of a million people gathered in Dublin city last night for the annual Skyfest fireworks display to mark the St. Patrick's festival.

Almost 500,000 people have begun to gather in Dublin's city centre ahead of tonight's Skyfest fireworks display to mark the St Patrick's festival.

The man who was pulled from the wreckage of the yacht in Dublin Bay last night has been named as Philip Daly.

Dublin will be in carnival mood today, as the delayed St Patrick's Day festival begins in earnest.