MUCH of the world turned green yesterday for St Patrick’s Day as Ireland pushed itself especially hard as a tourist destination amid the worst recession in memory.

Ireland‘s global St Patrick’s Day celebrations will take an enviable twist this year with some of the world’s most iconic buildings turning green.

Twelve world cities have agreed to darken their skylines for an hour in an Australian initiative to raise awareness about climate change, organisers say.

BURJ Dubai, the world’s tallest building since July, has become the world’s tallest free-standing structure, reaching 1,822 feet, the developers said.

IRISH-born property developer Garrett Kelleher is behind a new development in Chicago set to be one of the world’s tallest buildings.

Japan’s major broadcast networks are in the final stages of choosing a location in Tokyo to build the tallest tower in the world, a Japanese newspaper reported today.