Monday 23 December, 2024

This was Temple Bar at the height of things last night

World War Z.

ST PATRICK’S EVE was a busy one for Dublin then.

This was the image captured by Earth Cam just before midnight last night. A sea of people, pints and miniature green hats.

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This was the actual scene in Temple Bar a short time later. A little less terrifying when you can see the whites of peoples’ eyes:

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Half a million people are expected to throng Dublin city centre today to take part in St Patrick’s Day celebrations. That’s a lot of tiny green hats.

Pssst this is Temple Bar now. Look at those brave souls:

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This was Temple Bar at the height of things last night

Read: 500,000 people, 1 event… It’s the St Patrick’s Day Parade in numbers>

15 reasons why you have to watch The Snapper every time it’s on telly>