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| St Patrick's Day celebrations take place across Northern Ireland | St Patrick's Day celebrations take place across Northern Ireland |
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| Thousands of people have been attending St Patrick's Day parades and festivities in towns and cities across Northern Ireland on Tuesday. | Thousands of people have been attending St Patrick's Day parades and festivities in towns and cities across Northern Ireland on Tuesday. |
| The Belfast parade began from the city hall at noon and made its way to Custom House Square for a free concert. | The Belfast parade began from the city hall at noon and made its way to Custom House Square for a free concert. |
| Parades and celebrations are being held in Londonderry, Armagh, Newry, Enniskillen, Omagh and Downpatrick. | Parades and celebrations are being held in Londonderry, Armagh, Newry, Enniskillen, Omagh and Downpatrick. |
| For the first time, Stormont is among landmark buildings "going green" in honour of Ireland's patron saint. | For the first time, Stormont is among landmark buildings "going green" in honour of Ireland's patron saint. |
| Derry City Council had promised a "kaleidoscope of colour and culture" during its celebrations, with a free family fun day in the city and a carnival parade set off from the council's headquarters at 14:30 GMT. | Derry City Council had promised a "kaleidoscope of colour and culture" during its celebrations, with a free family fun day in the city and a carnival parade set off from the council's headquarters at 14:30 GMT. |
| The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is the guest of honour in County Down, where he took part in a service at Saul Church - built in 1932 to commemorate St Patrick's first church in Ireland. | The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is the guest of honour in County Down, where he took part in a service at Saul Church - built in 1932 to commemorate St Patrick's first church in Ireland. |
| The archbishop then set out on the pilgrimage walk to Downpatrick, where he laid a wreath at St Patrick's grave before joining a parade through the town. | The archbishop then set out on the pilgrimage walk to Downpatrick, where he laid a wreath at St Patrick's grave before joining a parade through the town. |
| Carnival | Carnival |
| Armagh's five-day St Patrick's Day festival culminates in a carnival procession through the city centre on Tuesday, which began at Palace Demesne at 13:00 GMT. | Armagh's five-day St Patrick's Day festival culminates in a carnival procession through the city centre on Tuesday, which began at Palace Demesne at 13:00 GMT. |
| Earlier, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, delivered the homily at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh. | Earlier, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, delivered the homily at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh. |
| "All over the world today people of many creeds, languages and race are celebrating our national saint, Saint Patrick," he said. | "All over the world today people of many creeds, languages and race are celebrating our national saint, Saint Patrick," he said. |
| "It is a testimony to the tremendous outreach to the rest of the world that Ireland has had over many centuries." | "It is a testimony to the tremendous outreach to the rest of the world that Ireland has had over many centuries." |
| Newry's parade began at noon outside The Quays shopping centre and was followed by live music, Irish dancing and street theatre in the city. | Newry's parade began at noon outside The Quays shopping centre and was followed by live music, Irish dancing and street theatre in the city. |
| Enniskillen's celebrations started at 13:30 GMT with a family fun day at Broadmeadow, followed by a parade through the County Fermanagh town from 15:30 GMT. | Enniskillen's celebrations started at 13:30 GMT with a family fun day at Broadmeadow, followed by a parade through the County Fermanagh town from 15:30 GMT. |
| Omagh hosted a parade followed by an open-air concert, and the festivities kicked off in High Street from 13:00 GMT. | Omagh hosted a parade followed by an open-air concert, and the festivities kicked off in High Street from 13:00 GMT. |
| Elsewhere, in the Republic of Ireland, thousands of people attended parades, with the largest event taking place in Dublin where the comedian Brendan O'Carroll led participants as Grand Marshal. | |
| Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina attended the Dublin parade. | |
| There were various events in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and many other towns and villages. | |
| Meanwhile, in England, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests of honour at the annual St Patrick's Day Parade by the Irish Guards in Aldershot. | |
| The Duchess handed out shamrocks to officers and guardsmen at Mons Barracks. | |
| However, she struggled to pin a sprig on the collar of the regiment's mascot Irish wolfhound, Domhnall, as it kept falling off. |