Queen Elizabeth meets locals as she tours the English market in Cork. Photograph: Chris Jackson/ReutersCould The Queen End A Century Of Tension With Ireland? -- Time
As Queen Elizabeth II was touching down in a Dublin airport on May 17 for the start of her four-day visit to Ireland, the Irish people were holding their collective breath. The Queen's visit was being billed as a sign of the end of centuries of friction between the two countries — and one which most Irish were praying would go well, as they could little afford any more harm to their nation's reputation given the bad economic news that has marred it in recent months.
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More News On Queen Elizabeth II's Trip To Ireland
Hats off, Ma'am! The Queen in Ireland. The inside story of a diplomatic coup -- the Independent
Queen leaves on high as Irish crowds finally appear -- Reuters
Ireland 'will remember Queen's symbolic visit' -- BBC
Queen’s Ireland Visit Seen as Significant Advance -- New York Times
The week that Anglophobia died -- Irish Times
A week when Britain and Ireland grew up -- Fintan O'Toole, The Guardian
Queen makes 'giant leap for British-Irish relations' -- Mark Simpson, BBC
British-Irish relations: A royal stamp of approval -- L.A. Times editorial
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