St Patrick’s Day puts Ireland in the limelight
This year’s celebrations are a welcome chance for recession-hit Ireland to put itself in the tourism spotlight, as pubs and hotels pack with revellers Several of the world’s landmarks are turning green for St Patrick’s Day today, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness. The Sydney Opera House, London Eye, Toronto’s CN Tower and New York’s Empire State building will be lit by green floodlights as part of a marketing push by Tourism Ireland. Back in Ireland, Dublin’s flagship parade started at 12pm in Parnell Square, led by International soccer legend Packie Bonner
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St Patrick’s Day puts Ireland in the limelight