[joeysteele]

All Nations have some reasons for holding negative thoughts to certain things and people visiting their country where in history there has been tensions.
English hands in history are very far from clean as to the Republic of Ireland too.

However the President of Ireland has invited the Queen to the Nation and she has accepted,naturally some will welcome the visit,others not so, that does not mean necessarily disrespect to the Queen but its only natural there will be some reservations to the visit.

Whatever any protests may take, I am sure they will be lower key protests but as I said English(and I am English) hands are far from clean as to our treatment of the Irish in parts of history so it is never likely our Monarch would be welcomed by everyone there.

I hope in the end it goes well for her and all the great people of the Republic of Ireland too.

[patsylimerick]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

All Nations have some reasons for holding negative thoughts to certain things and people visiting their country where in history there has been tensions.
English hands in history are very far from clean as to the Republic of Ireland too.

However the President of Ireland has invited the Queen to the Nation and she has accepted,naturally some will welcome the visit,others not so, that does not mean necessarily disrespect to the Queen but its only natural there will be some reservations to the visit.

Whatever any protests may take, I am sure they will be lower key protests but as I said English(and I am English) hands are far from clean as to our treatment of the Irish in parts of history so it is never likely our Monarch would be welcomed by everyone there.

I hope in the end it goes well for her and all the great people of the Republic of Ireland too.

Thanks for that very fair post. I think she'll get a cordial, courteous welcome. The suggestion earlier in the thread that Ireland is somehow beholden to England because of the EU/IMF Euro rescue package - because that's what it was, a self-serving currency rescue package - riled me. I should know better.
In any event, that issue has nothing to do with the Queen visiting Ireland. I have little interest in the Queen or the rest of her family but, as I said earlier, I hope she enjoys her visit.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by patsylimerick

Thanks for that very fair post. I think she'll get a cordial, courteous welcome. The suggestion earlier in the thread that Ireland is somehow beholden to England because of the EU/IMF Euro rescue package - because that's what it was, a self-serving currency rescue package - riled me. I should know better.
In any event, that issue has nothing to do with the Queen visiting Ireland. I have little interest in the Queen or the rest of her family but, as I said earlier, I hope she enjoys her visit.

You are welcome,I am sure the visit will go well. As to any EU/IMF rescue package,well the UK has had to have IMF assistance in the past too and if the UK has contributed to the rescue package decreed by the EU for the Republic of Ireland,then I for one am glad to see the UK doing something for one of our closer neighbours in the World rather than shifting massive funds to all and sundryall over the globe elesewhere.
I think you had some justification to be a little angry.
I too also think the Queen will get a courteous welcome, the Irish are well known for their hospitality.