Large crowds that gathered in central Dublin for a Halloween parade were tricked, not treated, by an apparent online hoax.

Hundreds of people descended on Dublin's O'Connell Street on Thursday night for a Halloween parade that didn't exist.

"People waiting for a halloween parade in Dublin. No Gardai around, no official announcement, people waiting on the wrong side of the road... Someone did pull a big hoax." Just before 8pm ...

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Someone did pull a big hoax.” Another replied: “The real lesson to be learned here is that a lot of people would clearly attend a Halloween parade and Dublin City Council should organise one ...

Dig out the fancy dress, fire up the cauldron and practice the Monster Mash – Halloween is almost here and celebrations kick ...

This Halloween, crowds lined the streets in central Dublin and waited for a parade to ... He insists it’s all just a big misunderstanding. The thing is, we are the content creators.

Thousands of people have gathered on Dublin’s O’Connell Street with the promise of a Halloween parade which did not take place. The website myspirithalloween.com gave details of a large parade ...

A Pakistan-based company has issued an apology after mistakenly advertising a non-existent Halloween parade in Dublin, Ireland. According to The Guardian, the error, attributed to a "human mistake ...

Dublin Halloween parade: Clarifying that the website had no intention of pranking people, the statement said it was rather a misunderstanding. "We are embarrassed," the creator of the Pakistan ...

Someone did pull a big hoax.” Another replied: “The real lesson to be learned here is that a lot of people would clearly attend a Halloween parade and Dublin City Council should organise one next year ...