Seems Lizzy's on the way...

[Gather round]

As a child, she was known to family and school friends as Lilibet. The Brenda & Keith thing, iirc, came originally as a code used by their security handlers, before being picked up by Private Eye.

And I'd be afraid that the Irish govt would (mistakenly, in my opinion) think that a lavish reception for the Queen would be a way of gaining respect for Ireland in the UK and beyond

Agreed. The Worldwide sleb-obsessed tabloids would cover it just like any other foreign jaunt. It might as well be Doha or Dar es Salaam as Dublin.

i think it is nice to see first Robinson and then McAleese trying to maximise the scope and effectiveness of probably the most useless and powerless title in Irish politics. I despise Hillary for treating it like a nice little retirement deal

Harsh on Paddy Hillery, he was just carrying out the 'job' description that had worked well enough for 30 years beforehand. Mary-Mary did try to use it for political lobbying, but what has McAleese done bar open supermarkets, welcome dignitaries and occasionally play golf with her dodgy UDA chums? I'll ignore the Nazi thing, we'll just put it down to a bad hair day.

Nothing wrong with having a president, but I don't see the role as useful as a Senate, and apparently you're about to abolish that. Why not just elect some random punter annually through a TV talent show? As long it's not Dana Scallon, obviously. Busaras an Uachtarain would make a nice conference centre when the economy recovers.

[Lim till i die]

ill let you figure out what is more admirable or effective about utilising the scope of the Presidential role to its maximum

Utilising it as in taking all the free trips on the jet or what?? I don't understand her use

So first, its you just dont like McAleese and now its that you dont like McAleese and also dont like any President doing anything remotely worthwhile

Again what's she doing that's worthwhile??

Are you a Free Presbyterian?

No.

[The Fly]

No.

Just Presbyterian then?

[Lim till i die]

I'm an Unfree Rastafarian dat been in Babylon too long an dat jah seen

[BonnieShels]

Busaras an Uachtarain would make a nice conference centre when the economy recovers.

Firstly no buses are allowed in the Park.
Secondly there's fadas in Irish and thirdly surely you'd rather a return of the building to it's original use?

[Gather round]

Firstly no buses are allowed in the Park

That can be changed easily enough. Isn't there still a rail tunnel running through it too?

Secondly there's fadas in Irish

That's nice. But alas my keyboard's made in Cambodia and my school didn't offer lessons.

thirdly surely you'd rather a return of the building to it's original use?

Got to move with the times, baby.

[The Fly]

Got to move with the times, baby.

Eamon???

[BonnieShels]

Tongue. In. Cheek. Sheesh.

[ArdeeBhoy]

The Worldwide sleb-obsessed tabloids would cover it just like any other foreign jaunt. It might as well be Doha or Dar es Salaam as Dublin.

Yes, of course they weren't or aren't illegally occupied for nearly 900 years, so no difference at all.

Busaras an Uachtarain would make a nice conference centre when the economy recovers.

With regards to the fadas, why not change yer keyboard settings?? Not as if you don't spend enough time in front of it....
Rather than trying to continually post unfunny irony.

[Billsthoughts]

Surely the Aras is a great example of the republic embracing its British heritage?

[thischarmingman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12650584

[cornflakes]

In response to intense media speculation that a state visit to the Twenty-Six Counties by the Commander-in-Chief of the British army Elizabeth Windsor is to occur soon, possibly May, the socialist republican party éirígí are stepping up their campaign of demonstrations against such a visit.

http://www.eirigi.org/latest/latest150211_2.html

[dahamsta]

Would they ever just crawl up their own holes and die?

[bennocelt]

I dont know but I dont see anything wrong with that point of view - but I guess some will be creaming it having the chance to bend the knee

[dahamsta]

There's a difference between grovelling and respect. The way those muppets go on, you'd think Liz herself invaded the country just yesterday and raped the natives one by one. It's just ridiculous in this day and age. Move on for god's sake, there are more important things to be protesting and worrying about. The country is in ruins, we could do worse than have a few british tourists over.