Iconic landmarks go green for St Patrick’s Day

TABLE Mountain in South Africa, the Empire State Building in New York and the Sky Tower in Auckland are among the iconic buildings and attractions around the world which will “go green” this year to mark St Patrick’s Day.

The annual “greening” of international landmarks will begin a major €28 million spring promotional drive by Tourism Ireland in an attempt to restore overseas tourism.

Tourism Ireland chief executive Niall Gibbons said: “Over 70 million people around the world claim links with the island of Ireland and St Patrick’s Day is a truly unique opportunity to reconnect them with their heritage and to showcase our wonderful tourism product to a huge global audience.”