Photo owned by bretthpatrick (cc)

Fair play to RTÉ on St. Patricks Day. It can’t be easy hoisting a camera in the face of the lovely public and asking them what they think on the one day where they are most likely to say something ridiculous. And they’ve gone the extra mile, with www.rte.ie/stpatricks, where you can view all their reports from all their parades around the country. -10 points for using real player, but hey at least they got the media up there.

The level of political comment filtering through to the parades was great to see, with floats of pharmacists beating up Mary Harney and several Taoiseach’s throwing brown envelopes into the crowds. It is funny too, how we all laugh along with it, and the man in charge ignores it all and keeps on trucking. Stall the Ball has some related pictures on this theme. (found via Captain Mulley.)

The Chancer has a Paddys day related caption competition today.

Fantastic photos of the better floats in the Dublin parade on this flickr photo set.