St Patrick's Day clean-up underway in Dublin
James Cox
The clean-up operation is continuing in Dublin city this morning after yesterday's national St Patrick's Day parade.
More than 450 council staff were on duty over the last three days, with an estimated 40 tonnes of waste collected.
Teams were emptying the 924 public litter bins, plus more than a hundred litter barrels over the weekend.
More than 500,000 people were in the city centre yesterday alone.
Dublin's parade – comprising 12 large floats and more than 3,000 participants – ran from Parnell Square in the north of the city, down Dublin’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street, and ends at the Cuffe Street/Kevin Street junction on the south side of the city.
Performers in the parade included Macnas, Bui Bolg, Spraoi, the Inishowen Carnival Group, and The Outing Queer Arts Collective.
