Hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of Dublin on Monday to watch Ireland's national St. Patrick's Day parade, as crowds in green flooded cities and towns across the country to honor the country's patron saint.

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.

HALF A million revellers packed the streets of Dublin as the whole world turned green yesterday. On the day of our nation’s saint, the entire planet did their best to celebrate the Emerald Isle.