IT’S HALLOWEEN NIGHT and the kids have pulled out all the stops with some pretty great costumes this year.

Scary, mad and just down right cute, these photos from some of our readers show their kids who all have a night of trick-or-treating ahead of them:

Check out this superhero in Castletownbere…

Alex in Castletownbere Kayleigh Hurley Kayleigh Hurley

Julia Cassidy Ryan is going to be scaring folk around Killiney tonight…

Julia Cassidy Ryan Ann Marie Cassidy Ann Marie Cassidy

The people in Bray better watch out for these little blood suckers…

Aaron and Ryan Gilmore Emma Gilmore Emma Gilmore

And for this mad scientist wandering the streets:

Liam Gilmore as a mad scientist Emma Gilmore Emma Gilmore

Jeepers Creepers…

Glen and Laragh Crean Clodagh Crean Clodagh Crean

Nina Roche from Drumcondra Joanne Reynolds Joanne Reynolds

He’s not a murderer…

Lena Wrenn Lena Wrenn

He’s actually a butcher

Theo O'Connor as the gruesome butcher Lena Wrenn Lena Wrenn

Trick or Treat

Leila O'Connor and Shannon Conlon Ruth O'Connor Ruth O'Connor

Axel-Isaac as an Oompa Loompa. Stacey Kenny Stacey Kenny

Natasha Byrne Natasha Byrne

Julia and Leo Turner in Portlaoise with the nights takings!

While some went for the scary, others went for the cute and adorable look…

Adelaide Steerman dressed as candy floss this evening. Matt Steerman Matt Steerman

Beth Kelly with her new born niece Ava Crean. Clodagh Crean Clodagh Crean

Holly-Maisie Darmody

Keelin Nolan, Passage West in Cork

Batdog (Baxter) and Lil Robin (Lily) who is celebrating her first Halloween with her best pal! Linzi Fagan Linzi Fagan

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