Queen to visit Republic by end of next year
According to mr. Crowen, prime minister of the Irish republic, Queen Elisabeth II will visit the country next year. Last Wednesday David Cameron met the PM and discussed the arrangements for the visit and explained to be looking forward to meeting her. BBC News reported that the visit will be the first since 1921, eventhough there has been talk of a visit for already seven years. While mr. Crowen is looking at the visit as something positive, mr. Sinn Fein TD Caoimhghin O Caolain seems less positive of the queen’s visit. He explains the following: “Until there is complete withdrawal of the British military and the British administration from Ireland, and until there is justice and truth for victims of collusion, no official welcome should be accorded to any officer of the British armed forces of any rank.”
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/northern_ireland/10396449.stm)
I think the visit is a good thing. As so many things have happened over the years, it is a bit strange that the head of the monarch has not visited the Irish republic since 1921. I think they will be surprised that there are things that can be learned from each other.
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