On Halloween in Ireland

Halloween in Ireland is apparently very similar to Halloween in the states, but with a few exciting additions (so even better than at home?). Everyone dresses up and children trick-or-treat, and in addition to that, there are big bonfires all over and huge fireworks displays. The fireworks actually started a couple of weeks ago, and are big celebrations held by individuals in most cases (as I believe they are actually illegal here) that will continue through Halloween. There seems to be a group that sets off displays every couple of days around here that we get to watch, and these fireworks are the big exploding-in-the-sky type that probably cost a small fortune. To read more on Irish Halloween traditions, a good website I found was: http://www.ireland-information.com/articles/irishhalloweentraditions.htm