In Dublin, Late Late Show host Patrick Kiely led the capital's St Patrick's Day parade. Photo: PA Images
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Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin to watch this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in an event described by Late Late Show Patrick Kielty as “the biggest party in the world”.
Visitors travelled from Bolivia, California and China to participate in the annual event in the capital, with attendees packing the city centre bedecked in shamrock-shaped sunglasses, Irish jerseys and leprechaun hats.
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Kielty, the grand marshal of this year's Dublin parade, said the day was important because it gave people a chance to “share in something, it brings a lot of people together”.
Patrick Kielty was the grand marshal of the parade in Dublin and described himself as ‘the proudest man in Ireland’ (Michael Chester/PA)
Performers took to the streets to entertain the crowds in Dublin (Michael Chester/PA)
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People gathered from early in the morning in their green and tricolour accessories (Michael Chester/PA)
The Dublin Lord Mayor’s coach was ridden through the streets during the parade (Michael Chester/PA)
Crowds utilised various vantage points to get a good view of the celebrations (Michael Chester/PA)
More than 4,200 participants were scheduled to take part in the parade (Michael Chester/PA)
One group took an imaginative look at what it meant to be ‘110 per cent Irish’ and wore red wigs and the same Aran jumper (Michael Chester/PA)
Attendees described the parade as ‘a big party’ (Michael Chester/PA)
Merchandise seller Willie Egan set up ahead of the festivities (Michael Chester/PA)
Dublin residents Derek, Eoin, Paula, and Emma Donnelly were in position ahead of time (Michael Chester/PA)
Meanwhile, celebrations continued across the water in London with crowds gathering in Trafalgar Square for the city’s St Patrick’s Day event (Lucy North/PA)
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (centre) was among those enjoying the celebrations (Lucy North/PA)
Trafalgar Square was full of people celebrating (Lucy North/PA)
The event in London culminated in a festival of live performances (Lucy North/PA)
In Birmingham, performers also took part in a St Patrick’s Day parade (Jacob King/PA)
Large crowds turned out to watch performers (Jacob King/PA)
Young people were among those taking part in the Birmingham event (Jacob King/PA)
Across the pond, US president Joe Biden spoke during a St Patrick’s Day brunch at the White House in Washington DC (Niall Carson/PA)
And on the White House’s North Lawn, the fountain was dyed green in honour of St Patrick’s Day (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)
