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Rubbish left across streets after Paddy's Day celebrations

James Fell,North Westand
Thomas Berrington,in Liverpool
News imageBBC A white Tesco-branded lorry is the focal point of the photo, with a litter-covered road leading up to the lorry. Litter includes food boxes, plastic cups and bottlesBBC
People walking past suggested the sight might leave a bad impression on first-time visitors

People in Liverpool city centre woke up to a major clean-up operation after crowds gathered for St Patrick's Day celebrations.

Areas around the city centre were packed on Tuesday 17 March as crowds filled venues from 12:00 GMT.

The aftermath of the celebrations took those walking past today by surprise, with one passerby "relieved" to see a clean-up operation was under way.

Phil told the BBC: "Walking into work I was really surprised,"

"It's a mess but it looks like they're cleaning it up," he added.

News imageLitter is sprawled across a paved road with pedestrians walking by. The street also has shops on it.
Plastic cups, food boxes and litter scattered across the area
News imageA close up of a road with a pile of litter next to the curb. The litter includes plastic bottles and cups, food boxes and a green bowlers hat
Over a thousand party-goers descended on the city centre

Another person Adele, said: "Obviously after a party you're gonna have mess, which is a bit of a shame but it is what it is."

"If you didn't realise it was Paddy's Day and it was going to be wild, you'd wonder what was going on," she added.

Others suggested the sight might leave a mark on first-time visitors.

"If you were a tourist you might wonder 'what the hell?'" said Gary.

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