The Colosseum, the Sacre Coeur Basilica, the Grand Ole Opry in the US and the Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel in Abu Dhabi will go green for St PatrickÂ’s Day this year for the first time.

(Mock up of the Christ the King statue in Lisbon)

More than 120 landmarks across the world are expected to join the green campaign for PaddyÂ’s day, which represents around 280 million euro in advertising.

 Helen Vaughan reports.