World landmarks going green for St Patrick's Day

The homes of gladiators and country music are among the landmarks joining the global celebrations for St Patrick’s Day this year.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015 - 16:06

The homes of gladiators and country music are among the landmarks joining the global celebrations for St Patrick’s Day this year.

In what tourism chiefs called a major coup, the Colosseum in Rome and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, will be turned green for March 17 along with the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris.

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Courts St Patrick’s Day Place: Rome Place: Nashville, Tennessee Place: Sacre-Coeur Basilica Place: Montmartre,Place: Paris Place: Niagara Falls Place: London Eye Place: Rio de Janeiro Place: Leaning Tower of Pisa Place: Dubai Place: Ireland Place: Colosseum Place: Porte de Bourgogne Place: Bordeaux Place: John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge Place: Nashville Place: Jumeirah Etihad Towers Place: Abu Dhabi Place: Town Halls Place: Munich Place: Bamberg Place: Lisbon Place: Oslo Place: City Hall Place: Tbilisi Place: Allianz Arena Place: Sky Tower Place: Auckland Place: Cibeles Fountain Place: Palace Place: Madrid Place: Disneyland Place: Chicago Place: Navy Pier Place: John Hancock Center Place: United Center Place: Wrigley Building Place: Block Thirty Seven Place: Old St Patrick’s Church Person: Paschal Donohoe Person: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Person: Niall Gibbons Person: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Person: Charlie Flanagan Event: St Patrick's day Event: St Patrick’s Day Organisation: Colosseum Organisation: Grand Ole Opry Organisation: Christ the Redeemer Organisation: Burj al Arab hotel Organisation: Tourism Ireland Organisation: Chicago Bulls Organisation: Blackhawks Organisation: Macy’s

<p>Munster Technological University (MTU) said that it is continuing to engage with Instructure to understand the nature and extent of any potential impact on the university community. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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