Would You Support A Visit by British Queen in 2011?

Jim236 · 03-03-2010 04:48PM #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 04:50PM

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 04:51PM

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

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 04:52PM

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 04:53PM

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 04:54PM

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

hairyfairy00 · 03-03-2010 04:54PM

Rather her than the Pope TBH!

smellslikeshoes · 03-03-2010 04:56PM

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

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ejmaztec · 03-03-2010 04:56PM

hairyfairy00 wrote: »

Rather her than the Pope TBH!

The other German claiming sovereignty?

Sanjuro · 03-03-2010 04:56PM

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 04:57PM

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 04:58PM

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 04:58PM

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

s_carnage · 03-03-2010 04:58PM

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 04:58PM

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 04:59PM

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 04:59PM

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 05:00PM

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 05:00PM

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 05:01PM

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 05:03PM

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 05:04PM

I dont give a bollox tbh.

bazmaiden · 03-03-2010 05:04PM

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

IrishManSaipan · 03-03-2010 05:05PM

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 05:10PM

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 05:13PM

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 05:13PM

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 05:14PM

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 05:15PM

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 05:16PM

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 05:17PM

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.

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