{"id":8364,"date":"2011-04-29T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/ireland-makes-way-for-a-queen-and-a-president-2\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T04:45:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T04:45:00","slug":"ireland-makes-way-for-a-queen-and-a-president-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/04\/ireland-makes-way-for-a-queen-and-a-president-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Makes Way For a Queen and a President"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA\u2019s President Barack Obama \u2013 both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world\u2019s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland\u2019s image worldwide. <\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth\u2019s historic visit will be the first from a British monarch to the Irish State. <\/p>\n

It will also be her first trip abroad after her grandson Prince William\u2019s marriage to Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in April. The Queen\u2019s 91-year-old husband Prince Philip will accompany her to Ireland where they will visit major attractions, such as Dublin Castle, the National War Memorial Gardens and the Guinness Storehouse, as well as The National Stud in Co. Kildare, The Rock of Cashel & Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary and the English Market in Cork city. President Mary McAleese will also host the couple at a black-tie dinner in Dublin Castle.<\/p>\n

The US President has said he intends to \u201cvisit all the famous sites\u201d and to drop in on Moneygall, Co. Offaly. Records show it was the home of his great-great-great-great grandfather. Some of Ireland’s top golf courses are vying for a place on the itinerary after the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny invited President Obama to play golf with him, during a visit to the White House on St Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Ireland\u2019s tourism agencies are working intensely to make sure the official visitors – and those who travel with them – experience a warm Irish welcome and the very best that Ireland has to offer.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland Niall Gibbons says international media interest in the visits is already huge. \u201cQueen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 59 years, and Ireland is one of the few countries she has not visited at this stage. There is major interest because it\u2019s so historical.\u201d Gibbons said he believed an image of a \u201cwarm, friendly welcoming nation of people\u201d will encourage more overseas visitors to Ireland. \u201cThe value of these visits cannot be underestimated.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The whole of the Emerald Isle is abuzz with enthusiasm for the visits of Britain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II and the USA\u2019s President Barack Obama \u2013 both taking place this May. The visits from two of the world\u2019s most important heads of state are expected to boost Ireland\u2019s image worldwide. Queen Elizabeth\u2019s historic visit will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}