A pipe band from Northern Ireland have reclaimed the title of world champions after a contest at Glasgow Green.

Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band, from Lisburn, emerged victorious after the two-day Wold Pipe Band Championships on Saturday.

The championships brought around 8,000 pipers to the city, with 230 bands involved. More than 35,000 people attended the event.

The Northern Irish band were victorious at the annual contest four years in a row between 2011 and 2014, before Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band scooped the title in 2015.

A total of 15 nations were represented at "The Worlds," from as far away as New Zealand.

Ian Embelton, chief executive of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, said: "We have enjoyed an incredible two days of thrilling competition from Pipe Bands who have committed so much time, energy and talent in pursuit of the ultimate prize. The planning for next year is already underway and I am looking forward to seeing what we can do to build further on this fantastic occasion."

The lord provost of Glasgow and chieftain of the World Pipe Band Championships, Sadie Docherty, said: "There is nothing like the sights and sounds of Glasgow Green during the World Pipe Band Championships and the city remains proud to welcome the event and so many pipers and drummers to the city every summer.

"It has been a wonderful championships full of outstanding performances and more than a little drama. Congratulations to everyone who took part."

Cabinet secretary for culture Fiona Hyslop said: "Thousands of visitors from across the globe descended on Glasgow for this weekend's hugely successful World Pipe Band Championships.

"It has delivered a significant boost for the city's economy and has undoubtedly helped enhance Scotland's international profile as a world class events destination.

"It was a magnificent spectacle, and those attending experienced Scotland's renowned friendliness, which has earned us a reputation for being a welcoming destination."