THE NATIONAL ST Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin has gotten underway, with an estimated 500,000 people gathered to watch the parade. The national parade got underway on Parnell Square in the capital at 12pm under the stewardship of this year’s Grand Marshall,

Tens of thousands of people have filled the streets of Dublin to watch Ireland’s national St Patrick’s Day parade, with children, adults and visitors from across the world packed into the city centre.

Dublin is rapidly turning green as thousands of people stream onto the streets ahead of Monday's St Patrick's Day parade. More than half a million people are expected to be on the city's streets when the national parade begins in the Irish capital at midday.

A city named after Ireland’s capital has to put on a good show for St. Patrick’s Day. So on Saturday morning, the 41st holiday parade got under way in Alameda County’s Dublin

Organizers of Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade said the event would go on Saturday morning rain or shine, and they meant it. Thousands of people lined the streets of Historic Dublin for the ‘Greenest,

This year's theme is 'Eachtraí’, the Irish word for 'adventures', which represents the "unique essence of Ireland and of Irish people"

The celebrations will kick off at 10am with a family-friendly St Patrick's Festival Treasure Hunt at Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay. Then, across the weekend, there will be Irish language events, visual art, fire shows, walking tours, live music, workshops, outdoor games and more. Check out the full schedule of events here.

Brings Boisterous Parades and Celebrations to New York and Other Cities NEW YORK (AP) — St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations.