Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl has spoken about what it means to see St Patrick's Day celebrations returning to Belfast for the first time in three years.
The St Patrick's Day festival, which this year takes place across 11 days from March 10-21, will be taking place for the first time since 2019.
The 2020 event was one of the first major events cancelled due to Covid fears, and marked one of the turning points in how Northern Ireland responded to the pandemic.
