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May 18, 2011

Queen Elizabeth Makes Historic Trip To Ireland 
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Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch in a century to
visit Ireland. On Tuesday she laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance
in Dublin, which honors all those who fought against the British for
Irish independence. Today she plans to visit Croke Park, where British
troops killed 14 civilians in 1920. The Queen's trip has led to the
largest security operation in Ireland's history. On Monday a homemade
pipe bomb was found on a Dublin-bound bus. A number of republican
dissidents were pre-emptively arrested ahead of the Queen's arrival.
Eamon Gilmore is Ireland's Foreign Minister.

Irish Foreign Minister, Eamon Gilmore: "This is a hugely important day
in the relationships between Ireland and Britain. It is a day where we
are in many ways I think coming to terms with the very complex history
which has characterized relations between Ireland and Britain."



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