Young and old line out for parade fun

DUBLIN city centre was awash with green yesterday as an estimated 650,000 people viewed the traditional St Patrick’s Day parade.

The theme of this year’s event, the largest in the country, was “extraordinary world”, and young and old alike seemed delighted with the colour and noise as the parade snaked its way through the city centre.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in towns and villages for more than 180 special events marking the occasion.