Hundreds of thousands of people have packed the streets of Dublin to watch Ireland’s national St. Patrick’s Day parade

Children waved the Irish tricolour while visitors watched the long and energetic parade make its way through the streets of Dublin as Ireland celebrated its patron saint on Monday. Children, adults and visitors from across the world packed the city centre to see the headline parade and to celebrate the festivities of St Patrick’s Day.

Green was the colour everywhere you looked around Dublin this St Patrick's Day and accents from all over the globe could be heard. The festive atmosphere was in full swing with a huge parade taking place in front of the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins.