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Irish public banned from all Queen Elizabeth’s visit locations for security reasons

Queens visit seen as far greater security risk than the Obama drop-in

CATHY HAYES,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, May 15, 2011, 7:31 AM

Updated Sunday, May 15, 2011, 7:31 AM

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The Queen meeting the British public

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Irish officials have banned onlookers from gathering in the streets outside the locations that Queen Elizabeth plans to visit including the Garden of Remembrance, Croke Park and the Phoenix Park.

Although President Barack Obama is planning to host a rally on O’Connell Street, there will be no mass audience for the Queens visits around the country due to concerns for her safety.

Senior police officials have stated that the Queen’s visit represents a much great security risk. The only Irish who will meet the Queen will be handpicked. These will included media veteran Gay Byrne, TV personality Amanda Brunker, Radio presenter Aidan Power, Lorraine Keane, model Erin O’Connor, Terry Wogan, cook Rachel Allen, Christy O’Connor Jr and Jack Charlton.

During some other foreign visits the Queen has been know to greet crowds with just a crowd-control barrier separating her from the public. However, in Ireland the streets surrounding the attractions which the Queen plans to visit will be sealed off and manned by riot police.

A security source told the Irish Times “It would be great if we could have her meet crowds, but you would nearly have to strip search people in the crowd she’d be meeting so it just isn’t possible.”

Police are hoping that the inability to access the locations where the Queen will visit will rule out any possible focal points for protesters.

On Sunday the Irish police will face their first possible order issue. The republican socialist group Eirigi have organized a sit in at the Garden of Remembrance, on Dublin’s Parnell Square. The group plans to occupy the garden until the Queen’s visit on Tuesday. It is likely that they will be removed by the police.

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seanomelbourne | May 19, 2011, 09:28 PM EDT

Green eggs and ham maybe!!

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DaithiSuibhne | May 17, 2011, 08:06 PM EDT

GD-Must be a relation of the very distant past-but we Suibhne's like to concentrate our train of thought to the more recent past, lets say, 500 years or less.

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seanomelbourne | May 17, 2011, 07:44 PM EDT

As her Tragedy motorcaded through the empty streets of Dublin I was tempted to sing a line from an old Beatles number " I look at all the lonely people".

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GeorgeDillon | May 17, 2011, 07:13 AM EDT

DaithiSuibhne on May 16, 2011, 07:35 PM EDT "try looking in the mirror------does the image resemble pond scum?". I'm happy that I can give you an update on this, because I just had my shower and shave, so the information is the latest available. I can say that I saw nothing like what you predicted. Instead, it was that old familiar good looking face, that has served me well for decades. True, the advancing scouts of middle age are beginning to establish a presence on it--it is futile to resist them. I'm going out to eat right now, Sweeney. Do you want to know what I expect to order? Probably my usual, two eggs over well with home fries & rye toast. Should be back home in an hour or so. Would you like me to check the mirror when I get home after breakfast and report back to you? By the way, Sweeney, any relation to Mad Sweeney?

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seanomelbourne | May 16, 2011, 07:52 PM EDT

Btw Edwards,Harris and Myers are smarting because they were not invited to any function,so much for grovelling nobody likes a traitor.

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seanomelbourne | May 16, 2011, 07:50 PM EDT

Her only friends in Ireland are the fools who grovelled at her feet. Dudley Edwards,Eoghain Harris,Kevin Myers and the ever grovelling Fine Gael.What a parcel of rogue's in a nation.

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DaithiSuibhne | May 16, 2011, 07:35 PM EDT

GeorgeDillon-Regarding your last post regarding Trealach,try looking in the mirror------does the image resemble pond scum?

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barneyjo | May 16, 2011, 07:24 PM EDT

I suspect that Dublin will see a lot more of Charles and other minor royals after this, who will visit to cement the peace. The "biggie" will be when Wills & Kate turn up later probably to visit the Horse show at the RDS (ROYAL Dublin Society O:)

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GeorgeDillon | May 16, 2011, 03:14 PM EDT

Wingeire1-- I would ignore anything this poster trealach offers. He's the stupidest worm in this particular can.

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GeorgeDillon | May 16, 2011, 03:12 PM EDT

Looks like the dopey Irish are in the process of making a monumental mistake. If worldwide TV sees that this woman is sped thru empty streets, escorted by armed police and even military, and kept away from the people, the big tourist coup which the Irish (stupidly) expected will turn into a big fat disaster. Would serve them right for being fools.

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DaithiSuibhne | May 16, 2011, 12:02 PM EDT

Lizzy, It might be best if you let your arrival plans be known, and then just 'sneak' in the back door, we'll understand. Remember were Irish, your not. Your just following in a long line of usurpers

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DaithiSuibhne | May 16, 2011, 11:48 AM EDT

What a great day for the Irish!

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mamaginnty | May 16, 2011, 08:55 AM EDT

They would not dare try and stop the crowd that go to the remembrance mass and flower laying for the Dublin and Monaghan killings tomorrow, same day she arrives...would they ?????

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antoman | May 16, 2011, 07:15 AM EDT

In 1961 the French and German Governments had visited each other formerly.State visits.Sixteen years after WW2.The Germans had killed 650,000 French civilians.

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Wingeire1 | May 15, 2011, 10:47 PM EDT

Excuse me Trealach? "We are NOT dumb-ass Americans who can't differentiate between the English people and the British Crown " Nice.

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