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Published March 17, 2009, 12:00 AM

Ireland - St. Patty's Day


The parade marking St Patrick's day makes its way along in the centre of Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday. An estimated 500,000 Irish people, immigrants and tourists jammed into Dublin's city center Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, a boisterous and boozy national holiday that has been darkened this year by deepening recession and rising violence, but "To hell with the recession! Let's dance!" shouted a leprechaun-dressed street entertainer in the parade. (Associated Press)


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