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Wed 02 Feb 2010London Eye, Empire State Building and Opera House give green light to Irish tourism push
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS such as the Sydney Opera House, the London Eye and the Empire State Building will turn green to mark St Patrick’s Day, Tourism Ireland said yesterday.
Its chief executive Niall Gibbons said it was a “major coup” to get permission to light up these buildings in honour of our patron saint. “The agreement to allow us to ‘green’ such iconic buildings and attractions must be a first for any destination and clearly illustrates the goodwill that the Ireland brand generates across the world,” he said.
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