'Powerful crowds and a lovely seaside venue, you couldn’t ask for anything better': Ballywalter Twelfth brings all the fun of the fair to coastal village

PHOTOS: Fun and dance at fantastic Festa Junina celebrations in Laois!

Great day had by all in Portlaoise

Thousands flock to weekend Waterford festival amid glorious summer weather

There were four days of sunshine for this year’s Comeraghs Wild Festival in Waterford

Twelfth of July parades in full swing as crowds soak up the sun around Northern Ireland

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‘Everyone’s just enjoying themselves’: Family fun day brings crowds to east Belfast as residents celebrate ahead of Twelfth

PICTURES: Hundreds enjoy special annual parade and carnival in York

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Haxby today for a special annual parade and carnival.

Twelfth of July parades fill streets as crowds soak up the sun around Northern Ireland

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