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The Prince's Ball.

Stanford · 2018-06-26 18:02:09

So I see that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle will visit Dublin next month. No problem with that except that "The programme will include official meetings with President Michael Higgins, and with Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar. Whatever about the President who is largely an honory figure anyway,why are they meeting the…

26-06-2018 6:02pm

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So I see that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle will visit Dublin next month. No problem with that except that "The programme will include official meetings with President Michael Higgins, and with Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.

Whatever about the President who is largely an honory figure anyway,why are they meeting the Taoiseach? What could possibly be "official" business between the Taoiseach and two non-political unelected tourists?

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#2 26-06-2018 6:04pm

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#3 26-06-2018 6:07pm

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Between these two and the Pope who is also not an elected rep either we are becoming the Butlins of Europe.!!

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#4 26-06-2018 10:27pm

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I, for one, am outraged!

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#5 27-06-2018 8:15am

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Hmmm, this kinda falls between a couple of areas. For lighthearted responses (hopefully), you could go to After Hours; Politics might also have more serious insight.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#6 27-06-2018 12:35pm

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I see they are also visiting the Famine Memorial.....oops better ask Mumsy what that's all about?

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#7 27-06-2018 1:07pm

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you'd wonder how Megan feels about the whole thing, though.

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