The Cabinet has been told that Tourism Ireland will no longer promote the Global Greening as part of its St Patrick’s Day plans.
The campaign had led to buildings across the world going green, including the Opera House in Sydney; the Empire State Building in New York; the Niagara Falls in Canada; and the Prince's Palace in Monaco.
Ministers were told that while Tourism Ireland would no longer operate a worldwide campaign, individual diplomatic missions were free to pursue high profile greenings in their country.
Last year, Tourism Ireland said the campaign would not go ahead due to the energy crisis.
"Given the current energy crisis, Tourism Ireland has taken the decision not to promote the Global Greening initiative around St Patrick's Day," a spokesperson for the tourism body said in 2023.
However, the Sydney Opera House, the first landmark to take part in the initiative, was still illuminated green with the support of the New South Wales Government and the Sydney St Patrick's Day Organisation.
The idea originated in Australia when the country commemorated the 200th anniversary of the first reception ever held for Irish ex-pats by Governor Lachlann Macquarie in New South Wales.
Tourism Ireland approached the authorities to see would they light the Sydney Opera House green in its honour in 2010 and they obliged.
