St Patrick's Day parades have been taking place across the country with hundreds of thousands of people braving the cold.

In Dublin more than 3,000 people were marching in the parade, which made its way through the city.

Sean Defoe filed this report from the parade route.

A quick time lapse through the Dublin parade #StPatricksDay pic.twitter.com/c9HI6ebVmS

— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) March 17, 2017