article_snippet: Tourism Ireland are believed to have spent about €65,000 ob Tourism Ireland Global Greening initiative which includes iconic landmarks such as Rome's Colosseum in Italy, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland and Leinster House in Dublin. 
article_snippet: While the Office of Public Works paid another €30,000 to turn buildings in Tourism Ireland's green in the run-up to the celebrations.
article_snippet: Tourism Ireland spent about €65,000 on greening more than 120 buildings and monuments worldwide, including the Government buildings in Dublin .
article_snippet: the Tourism Ireland's Global Greening annual initiative which aims to cast the world's most famous places in green light has gone from strength to strength from the Tourism Ireland's Global Greening annual initiative which aims to cast the world's most famous places in green light beginning in 2010, with just the Sydney Opera House going green, to this year, when about 150 landmark buildings and iconic sites across the world will turn a shade including The Convention Centre in Dublin .
article_snippet: The Office of Public Works is said to have paid €30,000 to turn Irish buildings green in the run-up to international St Patrick's Day celebrations today .
article_snippet: It is believed that Tourism Ireland had to pay the London Eye, on the bank of the Thames in central London, a staggering €6,500 to be illuminated .
highlights_snippet: Tourism Ireland's Global Greening initiative will culminate a day of international celebrations and parades .