The Queen began her landmark speech, which lasted more than eight minutes, in Irish by addressing 'Uachtaráin agus a chairde'. The Queen said it was impossible to ignore the weight of history, as so much of the visit reminds people of the complexity of the history between both countries. She said we must bow to the past but not be bound by it. She said the relationship had not always been straightforward and that the islands had experiences more than their fair share of hardship, turbulence and loss. The Queen said the experiences had touched 'us all', and added that people could never forgot those who had died or been injured. She extended her sincere thought and 'deep sympathy' to those affected, and she said everyone could look back and see things which could have been done differently, 'or not at all'.
seá jacky do you think she wants to be like the yanks and claim she's irish ? i'd say she does deep down, visiting croke park, speaking as gaeilge, bowing and laying a wreath for the dead I.R.A. , wearing green
she was dead right too , drink none of that ****ty stout from arthurs place, murphys or beamish are the only good stouts and she knows it , shes plastic paddy sure
