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Monday, May 16, 2011

Not since 1911 has a U.K. monarch visited Ireland -- on Tuesday May 17 -- historic visit

as posted at Embassy of Ireland dot-co dot-UK website

Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh will pay a State visit to Ireland at the invitation of President Mary McAleese.

The visit will take place from Tuesday 17th to Friday 20th May 2011.
The programme will include a formal welcome by President McAleese at Áras an Uachtaráin; a ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance; a courtesy call on the Taoiseach at Government Buildings; and a State dinner in Dublin Castle, at which both the Queen and the President will deliver speeches.
The programme will also include events at Trinity College Dublin, at the National War Memorial Gardens in Island bridge, at the Guinness Storehouse and at Croke Park.

http://www.embassyofireland.co.uk/home/index.aspx?id=86668

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