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Published:Sunday | March 27, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Fab couple Jimmy and Racquel Moss-Solomon came decked out in the Irish green to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
Ah, me little leprechaun lass! We just love Trecia Bailey's ode to the Irish, hat included!
National Outdoor Advertising boss Ronan McGrane and cutie Zoe Oberli celebrate St Patrick's Day with glasses of Guinness.
Pints up! Enjoying some good Guinness at St Patrick's Day celebration are (from left) Jermaine Bibbons, Gary Dixon, Bob Sprengers, Gary Watson, Stephen Nirenstein and Cedric Blair.
Managing director of Red Stripe, Alan Barnes (left), raps with National Outdoor Advertising boss, Ronan McGrane.
Brand manager for Guinness, Gary Dixon (centre), chats with Marlene Williams and Cedric Blair at the St Patrick's Day Celebration, held at Devon House, Hope Road, on Thursday, March 17. - Photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Out enjoying the event are (from left) Jimmy Moss-Solomon, Peter Stuart and Charles Heholt.
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In Jamaican politics, the colour green can cause a few problems regardless of your affiliation. But on March 17, wearing green means you are ready to eat, drink and be merry! That's because that's the day set aside as the feast day of St Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. Jamaica, true to its motto, has its fair share of Irish lads and lasses and some of them went bar-hopping Thursday before last to celebrate one of their homeland's greatest days. Some stopped over at 'The Pub' at Devon House (the Mahogany Tree Pub beside Grog Shoppe), where Red Stripe (through its Guinness brand), along with The Irish Guys group, kept the St Patrick's Day tradition alive and well.

There were no speeches or history lessons about the Irish first setting foot on our shores. This was just party time and Guinness, especially the complimentary drink for the evening, Guinness Draught, is the perfect beverage for St Patrick's Day. Copious amounts of it there were too (at a reduced price anyway) while others stuck to their 'regular' drinks, including good old rum!

Guests also utilised the restaurant's fare to complement the brew before heading off to other St Patrick's Day events across the Corporate Area.