THE heart of Dublin was transformed into a sea of green leprechaun hats and tricolours as hundreds of thousands thronged the Irish capital for the famous St Patrick’s Day parade.

The heart of Dublin was transformed into a sea of green leprechaun hats and tricolours as hundreds of thousands thronged the capital for the famous St Patrick’s Day parade.

Around 650,000 people today lined the streets of Dublin as one of the world’s biggest street parties paraded through the capital.