Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’

Obama in Ireland to reaffirm ‘bonds of affection’ (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama drink Guinness beer as they meet with local residents at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Beaming before an exultant sea of people, President Barack Obama on Monday reveled in his distant Irish ancestry, offering spirited thanks from tens of millions of Americans who trace connections to Ireland. Far away from divisive Washington politics, Obama stood with his wife, Michelle, and said: “We feel very much at home.”


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Obama says US and Ireland have ‘blood link’ (AP)

From left, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese and her husband Martin McAleese at the Presidential Residence in Dublin, Ireland, Monday, May 23, 2011. President Barack Obama opens a six-day European tour with a quick dash through Ireland, where he will celebrate his own Irish roots and look to give a boost to a nation grappling with the fallout from its financial collapse.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP – President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. and Ireland share a “blood link” that extends beyond strategic interests or foreign policy into the hearts of the millions of Irish Americans who still see a homeland here.


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Obama in Ireland to discover his Irish roots (AP)

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave from Air Force One before departing to Dublin at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on Sunday,  May 22,  2011.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP – President Barack Obama opens a six-day European tour with a quick dash through Ireland, where he will celebrate his own Irish roots and look to give a boost to a nation grappling with the fallout from its financial collapse.


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British queen makes historic peace trip to Ireland (AP)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspects an Irish Guard of Honour after arriving at Aras an Uachtarain (The Irish President's official residence) in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Tuesday May 17, 2011. The Queen set foot on Irish soil at the start of a historic state visit which will herald a new era in relations between Britain and the Republic. Politicians on both side of the Irish Sea have described the four-day event as momentous.(AP Photo/John Stillwell-pa) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:AP – Undeterred by real or fake bombs, Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday began the first visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland, a four-day trip to highlight strong Anglo-Irish relations and the success of Northern Ireland peacemaking.


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Despite bomb, Queen visits Ireland on peace trip (AP)

Irish Army Rangers  take up positions at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel,  Ireland, Tuesday May 17, 2011, ahead of the arrival of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Authorities defused a bomb hours before the Queen was to begin the first visit by a British monarch to the south of Ireland in a century, a trip designed to celebrate the healing of ancient wounds and the triumph of peacemaking in neighboring Northern Ireland. Police said they found a small, viable bomb hidden in the luggage compartment of a bus in Maynooth, a university town 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Dublin.(AP Photo/Niall Carson-pa)  UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:AP – Undeterred by real and fake bombs, Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday began the first visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland, a four-day trip to highlight strong Anglo-Irish relations and peace in neighboring Northern Ireland.


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Bomb find precedes queen’s arrival in Ireland (AP)

A protester puts up a placard to protest at the visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland, Monday, May, 16, 2011.  Queen Elizabeth II begins a four day visit to Ireland on Tuesday for the first time since Irish Independence.  (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP – Authorities defused a bomb Tuesday hours before Queen Elizabeth II was to begin the first visit by a British monarch to the south of Ireland in a century, a trip designed to celebrate the healing of ancient wounds and the triumph of peacemaking in neighboring Northern Ireland.


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Police find bomb on bus in Ireland (AP)

A protester puts up a placard to protest at the visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland, Monday, May, 16, 2011.  Queen Elizabeth II begins a four day visit to Ireland on Tuesday for the first time since Irish Independence.  (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP – Police and Army officials say a bomb found on a bus has been made safe Tuesday, hours before Queen Elizabeth II was due to arrive in Dublin.


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