Tourism Ireland: 'Green Light' for St Patrick's Celebrations Around the World!

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COLERAINE, Ireland, Mar. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Over 250 iconic landmarks and sites around the world will be illuminated

green over the coming days - as part of Tourism Ireland's 2017 Global Greening

initiative to celebrate the island of Ireland and St Patrick.

    The annual initiative, now in its eighth year, which sees a host of major

landmarks around the world turn green for St Patrick's Day, has grown from

strength to strength, with many new landmarks signing up to take part this year.

    Stadiums, statues, castles and towers will go green to celebrate our

national day (17 March) with exciting additions for 2017 including the One

World Trade Center in New York - the main building of the re-built World Trade

Center in New York and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

    Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: "This is the eighth year of

Tourism Ireland's Global Greening initiative and each year I am delighted to

see even more well-known attractions and landmark sites wishing to get

involved. The eagerness of cities and countries everywhere to take part

underlines the strength of the deep connection that people all over the world

feel to Ireland. More than 70 million people around the world claim links to

the island of Ireland and St Patrick's Day is a truly unique opportunity to

reconnect them with their heritage."

    Of course, the 'greenings' are just one part of the St Patrick's Day

celebrations. The place to be on 17th March is Ireland where there are two

festivals which shouldn't be missed.

    In Dublin, Ireland's capital city, the 'St Patrick's Festival' will last

for four great days, taking in the weekend and running from 16-19 March.  The

city will be alive with music, film, arts, dance, culture, fun and even

international rugby.

    Each year the festival has a different theme with this year's 'Ireland We

Are' giving the city a chance to showcase all that Ireland stands for today.

Festival favourites include the world's largest outdoor ceili, world-class

museums hosting free workshops and guided historic walks including famous sites

such as the Guinness Storehouse. The main event, the St Patrick's Festival

parade, is held on Friday 17 March in Dublin's city centre.    

    In Northern Ireland, the newly curated 'Home of St Patrick Festival'

[http://www.saintpatrickscountry.com/HomeofSaintPatrick ] celebrates St

Patrick, the man and the saint, as one of the world's most inspiring and loved

saints of all time. Taking place in the beautiful landscape of Counties Armagh

and Down, which was once Patrick's home, the festival will culminate on Sunday

19 March with 'The Voice of the Irish' closing concert in spectacular Newry

Cathedral.

Source: Tourism Ireland