Would You Support A Visit by British Queen in 2011?

Jim236 · 03-03-2010 3:48pm #1

According to the Indo today, there are plans for the British Queen to visit the Republic in 2011, the last year of President Mary McAleese's 14-year term and the 100th anniversary of a visit by then British King George V in 1911.

Source: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/queen-elizabeth-to-make-first-visit-to-irish-republic-2087351.html

So would you support it?

admiralofthefleet · 03-03-2010 3:50pm

no

when she apologises for the famine and brutality then maybe
if she does come ill make sure i have plenty of hard boiled eggs to bring into town with me that day

Ash.J.Williams · 03-03-2010 3:51pm

yeah why not? We've all grown up a bit since the famine

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 3:52pm

As long as Betty Saxe-Coburg Gotha claims sovereignty over Irish soil, she should not be made welcome. When that changes, Betty can visit, as a foreign dignitary, anytime she pleases.

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 3:53pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

We've all grown up a bit since the famine

You must in your 170s at this stage. Them famine boyos were made of stern stuff.

MagicMarker · 03-03-2010 3:54pm

Where's the ''I don't give a shít'' option?

hairyfairy00 · 03-03-2010 3:54pm

Rather her than the Pope TBH!

smellslikeshoes · 03-03-2010 3:56pm

Poll needs a third option, "I don't give a ****" (in Irish of course

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ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 3:56pm

hairyfairy00 wrote: »

Rather her than the Pope TBH!

The other German claiming sovereignty?

Sanjuro · 03-03-2010 3:56pm

Like other heads of state... don't care. As long as I don't have to pay for it, f**k it. She can come visit if she wants.

PirateShampoo · 03-03-2010 3:57pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

no

when she apologises for the famine and brutality then maybe
if she does come ill make sure i have plenty of hard boiled eggs to bring into town with me that day

Did she break into your house and steal your potatos?

Build a bridge.

jasonb · 03-03-2010 3:58pm

Sanjuro wrote: »

Like other heads of state... don't care. As long as I don't have to pay for it, f**k it. She can come visit if she wants.

Basically, this.

I don't really care if she, or any other Head Of State, comes to visit. I guess that means I won't actually 'support' it, but I won't be against the idea either. I just wouldn't care...

Jason.

mikom · 03-03-2010 3:58pm

As long as she stays inside the pale, she can do what she likes.

s_carnage · 03-03-2010 3:58pm

I wouldn't supoport it or I also at the same time wouldn't be against it.

In fairness I couldn't give a $hit.

TheZohanS · 03-03-2010 3:58pm

Of course she can visit.

I hope she has a great time over here tells all her friends and they pop over for a holiday too. Would be a great boost for tourism.

mailforkev · 03-03-2010 3:59pm

I don't see why not. She is the head of state of our only adjoining neighbour after all.

Not that I'd actually give a hoot if she did to be honest but I'd like to imagine that most of us have grown up over the last 80 years or so.

Riddle101 · 03-03-2010 3:59pm

I wouldn't mind if the Queen where to come to Ireland tbh. I mean I would imagine that we can put our historys aside and just have a nice visit from the British Monarch wihtout any problems, it's not like we're going to be invaded by the Brits or anything. It's just a friendly visit and hopefully it would bring Ireland and Britian closer together and improve relations between us. But I would say some of the Republicans on here would disagree.

ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 4:00pm

Can't they just send Phil the Greek, at least he's got a gaff-filled sense of humour? His missus is a boring old fart.

fulhamfanincork · 03-03-2010 4:00pm

Can we not do a swapsies?

Queen comes here, we give them Cowen.

Cowen and Brown in charge of England and I think we can call it even.

Theta · 03-03-2010 4:01pm

Couldnt give a **** to be honest! Same as any other visiting head of state! I prob wont notice she was even here!

03-03-2010 4:03pm

People will not be happy. I don't give a flying **** but other arses will.
It's not really a visit more of a guest of the Presidents.

DrumSteve · 03-03-2010 4:04pm

I dont give a bollox tbh.

bazmaiden · 03-03-2010 4:04pm

Depends on what she can bring? Financially if it makes sense then why not

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 4:05pm

bazmaiden wrote: »

Financially if it makes sense then why not

Paddy with his cap in hand once again. It would cost millions to provide security for Betty and her entourage.

Jim236 · 03-03-2010 4:10pm

Can't edit poll for some reason, if a mod wants to change I Don't Care to Is Cuma Liom?

But personally I'd be against it if it meant her parading down O'Connell Street, but if it was just a visit to the Áras, then I dunno tbh, I'd be on the fence about it.

aDeener · 03-03-2010 4:13pm

TheZohan wrote: »

Of course she can visit.

I hope she has a great time over here tells all her friends and they pop over for a holiday too. Would be a great boost for tourism.

t'would aye.

i dont fancy the millions being spent on security for an unelected head of state to be honest

Riddle101 · 03-03-2010 4:13pm

Jim236 wrote: »

Can't edit poll for some reason, if a mod wants to change I Don't Care to Is Cuma Liom?

But personally I'd be against it if it meant her parading down O'Connell Street, but if it was just a visit to the Áras, then I dunno tbh, I'd be on the fence about it.

Ah i'd say it'll just be a normal visit. Go to the Aras, have tea with the President. Meet Cowen and other members of Parilament as well as other partys and visit some historic sites maybe, go to Northern Ireland and meet with the big dogs up there. I don't think they'll have a parade in her honour or anything like that now.

ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 4:14pm

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

Paddy with his cap in hand once again. It would cost millions to provide security for Betty and her entourage.

You'll be invited to the welcoming ceremony, where you can have a bit of a curtsey, and give you something to look forward to.

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 4:15pm

Riddle101 wrote: »

It's just a friendly visit and hopefully it would bring Ireland and Britian closer together and improve relations between us.

How would a meeting between two unelected members of state help ties between Ireland and Britian?

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 4:16pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

You'll be invited to the welcoming ceremony, where you can have a bit of a curtsey, and give you something to look forward to.

If she was in my front garden, Id pull the curtains.

ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 4:17pm

fulhamfanincork wrote: »

Can we not do a swapsies?

Queen comes here, we give them Cowen.

Cowen and Brown in charge of England and I think we can call it even.

The British would have had to have been here for 1600 years to warrant that punishment.

stovelid · 03-03-2010 4:18pm

About as exciting as the visit of any other foreign monarch. That is: not very.

Biggins · 03-03-2010 4:19pm

No. She is not a democratic elected representative for the people.

partyatmygaff · 03-03-2010 4:19pm

Why not? She's the head of state of one of our most important trading partners and they are our closest neighbours. People living in the past waffling on about the famine and 800 years and all that crap need to move on. All of this nationalistic "Us vs Them" crap breeds only hatred. It's 2010, not 1910.

aDeener · 03-03-2010 4:19pm

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

If she was in my front garden, Id pull the curtains.

Thats not the right way to do things, id tell her to get the fcuk off my garden!

mailforkev · 03-03-2010 4:20pm

aDeener wrote: »

i dont fancy the millions being spent on security for an unelected head of state to be honest

Errr... I don't remember being able to vote on Mary's second term

ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 4:21pm

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

If she was in my front garden, Id pull the curtains.

Good idea! Not many people would want to see some naked guy leering at them through a living-room window.:eek:

stovelid · 03-03-2010 4:21pm

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

If she was in my front garden, Id pull the curtains.

She wouldn't really be, when you think about it?

partyatmygaff · 03-03-2010 4:21pm

mailforkev wrote: »

Errr... I don't remember being able to vote on Mary's second term

It's not as if our president does much.

Biggins · 03-03-2010 4:22pm

mailforkev wrote: »

Errr... I don't remember being able to vote on Mary's second term

At least we had the opportunity to vote for those that voted for Mary and thats the difference!
I'm 100% agreeing with aDeener.

aDeener · 03-03-2010 4:22pm

mailforkev wrote: »

Errr... I don't remember being able to vote on Mary's second term

errrr not her fault no one ran against her and errr she was voted in in 1997 errr which lizzy never was

errrr

stovelid · 03-03-2010 4:24pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

Can't they just send Phil the Greek, at least he's got a gaff-filled sense of humour? His missus is a boring old fart.

Can you imagine some of the humdingers he'd come out with on his first trip here.

Riddle101 · 03-03-2010 4:24pm

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

How would a meeting between two unelected members of state help ties between Ireland and Britian?

It would be seen a show of Solidarity and Friendship between the two nations. I know it's stupid but I just think it would show that we can put our histories aside and allow the Head of state of a country we've had problems with in the past come here in the name of friendhsip without people making it out as if she's sh*tting on the 1916 Risers or something, for stepping foot on our land. It just seems wrong to make a fuss over it, is all.

who the fug · 03-03-2010 4:26pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

no

when she apologises for the famine and brutality then maybe
if she does come ill make sure i have plenty of hard boiled eggs to bring into town with me that day

And give back Lancashire & bits of North Wales and pieces of Scotland

and my final demand

Return Mick the Millars remains to Ireland

and gets Snickers back to their proper name

Ditto Opal Fruits

Plus a free Nuclear Power station

Keeps the remaining Nordies in the six counties

Shoots the makers of Big Brother

Force the Scots to admit that we invent whiskey

Shoot jedward, Simon Cowell, Loius Walsh

Moves the Olympics from London

Bumble32 · 03-03-2010 4:26pm

Only if she apologies for the crimes against our country carried out over the last 800 years.

who the fug · 03-03-2010 4:27pm

stovelid wrote: »

Can you imagine some of the humdingers he'd come out with on his first trip here.

That bubble has been here a few times

pablomakaveli · 03-03-2010 4:27pm

I think it's kind of insulting to the British that we have'nt ever invited her. If the British said Mary McAleese was not welcome to visit there'd be uproar.

ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 4:27pm

stovelid wrote: »

Can you imagine some of the humdingers he'd come out with on his first trip here.

A famine quip would be guaranteed in the first five minutes.:eek:

stovelid · 03-03-2010 4:28pm

My money would be on something crass about potatoes..

Biggins · 03-03-2010 4:29pm

Can I just remind some folk about something?

We give out (and rightly so in my opinion) about TD's who treat their seats JUST like something to be handed down to the next generation in their family - then we come along and worse, supposedly allow a non-elected person to come and say they are representing their "people" because - there were handed this job down ONLY by birthright from their people!!!

I smell something wrong here. Is this not a form of hypocrisy?

who the fug · 03-03-2010 4:29pm

Bumble32 wrote: »

Only if she apologies for the crimes against our country carried out over the last 800 years.

What by them French Welsh Scotish Dutch and German Royalty

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