St Patrick's Day celebrations around the world

A dog in fancy dress during the St Patrick's Day parade in Nottingham
Photograph: Lewis Stickley/PA

The Sydney Opera House is lit up to celebrate St Patrick's Day
Photograph: PR

People enjoy the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin
Photograph: Julien Behal/AP

Performers kick high and enjoy the parade in Dublin
Photograph: Julien Behal/AP

A young lad with massive specs waits for sweets and beads during a parade in Indianapolis
Photograph: Darron Cummings/Associated Press

Green, with a bit of blue … the London Eye is lit up
Photograph: John Clare/PR

Dublin: Young and old decked out in green and gold
Photograph: Julien Behal/AP

Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, walk with the Irish PM Brian Cowen down the steps of the US Capitol building in Washington following a St Patrick's Day lunch
Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

Racegoers dressed as Leprechauns celebrate St Patrick's Day at the Cheltenham Festival
Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

More fun and games in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images

The Victory Gate in Munich
Photograph: PR

Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images

Irish tricolour on glasses and in hair
Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the New York City Fire Department walk past St. Patrick's Cathedral during the March 17 parade, the 249th of its kind to have taken place in NYC
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

'Kiss me, I'm Irish' … a festivalgoer watches the parade in New York
Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

The CN Tower in Toronto
Photograph: PR

Cheering on the Irish on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Young Irish dancers from Woodside, Queens, get in amongst the fun during New York's 249th parade
Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Painted faces in Dublin
Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

A performer during the St Patrick's day parade in Dublin
Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

The Empire State Building, New York
Photograph: Michael McCloskey/PR

More performers in Dublin
Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

St Patrick's Day celebrations take place in Ireland and beyond
Photograph: Chris Gardener/AP

An Irish flag in New York
Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters