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Tue 03 Mar 2009Hundreds of thousands throng Dublin for parade

Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world thronged the streets of Dublin today for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade.

Organisers estimate some 675,000 people lined the 2.5km route for the two-hour spectacle, which got underway at noon.