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Irish Daily Star
|January 01, 2026
World's sparkling start to new year | Revellers party at Irish celebrations NAY Mar
CHEERS, joy and laughter rang out as dazzling firework displays filled the air all over the world to welcome in 2026.
Revellers packed into Dublin Castle last night as Ireland saw in the New Year.
They heard performances by Bird, Florence Road, DJ Shelly Gray before Inhaler took to the stage for the sold-out gig.
Earlier, the skies above the capital were lit up with dazzling fireworks displays in Dun Laoghaire and Howth - with another over Dublin Castle as the clock struck midnight.
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