Ireland to welcome Queen Elizabeth II

It’s a visit many thought would never happen, but later on Tuesday Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will touch down in the Irish capital Dublin in an historic four day state visit amid tight security.The visit itself is being billed as one of reconciliation and one designed to show that a new chapter really has been opened in relations between the two countries.

The peace process in Northern Ireland has made this trip by the Queen possible, but it is still not without it’s controversies.

The monarch is arriving on the 37^th anniversary of the Dublin Monaghan bombings the single bloodiest day in a three-decade sectarian battle over Northern Ireland.

But despite this many Irish people are hoping that this visit will show Ireland off in a positive light following the recent economic beating the country has taken.

Although the Queen Elizabeth will not be doing any public walkabouts, she will however, get a chance to sample the country’s culture and heritage.

There will be a visit to Ireland’s most famous university, Trinity College. On the agenda will also be the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary, as well as the National Stud in Co Kildare.

And there will even be a stop to the home of the Black Stuff, the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Listen