Crowds gather at Trafalgar Square during the annual St Patrick's day parade through the streets of central LondonPhotograph: Felipe Trueba/EPAA banner calling for peace in Ireland during St Patrick's Day parade through central London. Mayor Boris Johnson went on to declare London to be the most Irish city outside of IrelandPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesStreet performers in Tokyo. The Irish Network Japan is holding similar parades in other cities throughout JapanPhotograph: Issei Kato/Reuters
A US delegate, complete with wacky glasses, takes a picture of Irish celebrations in the Green Zone in BaghdadPhotograph: Ali Yussef/AFP/Getty ImagesMore celebrations in Baghdad: a corps of US army engineers team up with hospital staff to celebratePhotograph: Ali Yussef/AFP/Getty ImagesFlying the flag (on the face) - a couple in central LondonPhotograph: Felipe Trueba/EPABritish revellers pose in leprechaun coustumes. The beards aren't real, alasPhotograph: Paul Brown / Rex Features/Paul Brown / Rex FeaturesIt's all good craic: jaunty hats and flags aboundPhotograph: Stefan Wermuth/ReutersBadges galore: a man wearing Irish pin badges in his scarf. Saint Patrick, incidentally, was British bornPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesMichael Flatley would be proud. Or maybe notPhotograph: Paul Brown / Rex Features/Paul Brown / Rex FeaturesEven dogs love the craic, you knowPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesAnd pooches in Tokyo just cannot get enoughPhotograph: Issei Kato/ReutersCome on Ireland!Photograph: Issei Kato/ReutersA troupe of Irish setters, wearing sequins, in TokyoPhotograph: Issei Kato/Reuters
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