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BigStrongMan wrote: some people just cant see the bigger picture

Been getting an awful lot of light-hearted abuse from friends here. It's amazing how little they know about Irish history. Many think it's just a general hatred and know little or nothing of the rising/war of independence etc. Amazing how this country is painted to many of it's residents.

Hoosay wrote: kelvin wrote: Been getting an awful lot of light-hearted abuse from friends here. It's amazing how little they know about Irish history. Many think it's just a general hatred and know little or nothing of the rising/war of independence etc. Amazing how this country is painted to many of it's residents. My opinion is that this visit is long overdue. In saying that I don't think that the Queen could've realistically visited at any other time before now. For the sake of our country I really hope that these 'hoaxes' and diffused bombs are the worst we seen. People can throw any arguement they want to me and I'm as proud an Irishman as they come, but how any organisation can claim to be doing the best for their country by putting it's own citizens at such risk is beyond me. I love Ireland more than anything but sometimes it's incredibly difficult to do so.   True enough. I have a friend who used to be a history teacher, was chatting in the pub one evening and I mentioned the war of independence, he had no idea what I was talking about.   There was a thing on BBC2 yesterday about Irish history, presented by Fergal Keane, I missed the start, but the bits I saw covered the time when Irish monastries were the centres of learning for all of Europe through to the Vikings, Brian Boru etc. Next episode will presumably be about the Normans.

We've welcomed all sorts of heads of State down the years, including many people that would have been less welcome in my view, that inviting our nearest neighbour's Queen was long overdue.  

Balf.airy wrote: Has there been a cost benefit analysis done, the media coverage of the visit has been low key, how do they know they will get it back in vat receipts from more tourists. I would be sceptical that it pays for itself,

Victoria Square in Belfast is the lastest place to be evacuated.

Lads, there is 1,300 foreign press acredited to this, thats i HUGE, an visit to another country might get a few dozen according to the telegraph! their website the guardain and the bbc (one of the worlds most read news sites) are all running live updates of the day. The money will be got back many times over.

Not to mention when the match is on I assume most reports will allude to the fact the Queen is here at the same time. Not to mention the news reports about Obama, funnoy no body complainging about the cost of him coming

Kerrzy wrote: nvidic wrote: Lads, there is 1,300 foreign press acredited to this, thats i HUGE, an visit to another country might get a few dozen according to the telegraph! their website the guardain and the bbc (one of the worlds most read news sites) are all running live updates of the day. The money will be got back many times over. Not to mention when the match is on I assume most reports will allude to the fact the Queen is here at the same time. Not to mention the news reports about Obama, funnoy no body complainging about the cost of him coming Youre talking rubbish unless you can see into the future believing that myth. Therell be nearly as many foreign journalists at the Europa League Final next week FFS. Big deal. Recoup it many times over me hole.

final is on 2moro

This thread and some of the comments are completely insensitive to those who were killed 37 years ago today