Gary Gibbon
Queen visits Croke Park: empty of people, full of symbolism
Political Editor Gary Gibbon on the Queen’s symbolic visit to Dublin’s Croke Park: empty of spectators but full of symbolism
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Barack and Michelle Obama visit Downing Street
Barack and Michelle Obama have visited Downing Street after spending the morning at Buckingham Palace. The couple, who are on a three-day state visit, also laid a wreath at Westminster Abbey.
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Queen speaks of ‘regret’ during Ireland visit
The Queen offers her “deep sympathy” for those who suffered as a result of the troubled past and “regrettable reality” of Britain and Ireland but stopped short of an apology.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Queen in Ireland: no ‘s’ word
Gary Gibbon blogs from Dublin, where the Queen will pay tribute to the role played by Irish people in British life – but will not apologise for what has happened in the past.
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Queen pays tribute to Ireland’s war dead
The Queen lays a poppy wreath at a memorial in Dublin in tribute to Ireland’s war dead. She will also visit Croke Park – where British forces shot dead 14 people in 1920.
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Queen gets Guinness lesson on Ireland visit
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are served a pint of Guinness on day two of their visit to Ireland – but the royal couple resist the temptation to try Ireland’s most famous export.
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Queen visits Ireland’s Croke Park
The Queen has made an historic visit to Croke Park in Dublin. The stadium was the scene of a massacre in 1920 when British troops killed 14 innocent people inside the ground.
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Gary Gibbon
‘Pinch yourself’ moment as God Save the Queen rings out in Dublin
The Queen observes a silence for the Republican dead in one of the most poignant moments of her historic trip to Ireland.
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Gary Gibbon
‘Even if you wanted to see the Queen, you’d struggle’
As Dublin goes into security lockdown with the arrival of the Queen, Gary Gibbon in the city wonders if anyone will actually see her, other than on the television.
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Queen’s visit to Ireland: ‘We are ready now to move on’
Irish historians tell Channel 4 News the Queen’s visit to Ireland is “momentous”, showing all sides are ready to move on – not least because of the global political and economic realities.
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Queen lays wreath at monument to Ireland’s fallen
Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to Irish people killed fighting for independence at Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance as part of her four-day visit, the first by a British monarch in a century.
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LIVE BLOG: Queen’s historic state visit to Ireland
The Queen becomes the first British monarch to visit Ireland since Irish independence. Follow latest updates, video and comment from Dublin as the hugely symbolic trip unfolds.
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Queen visit: Ireland’s largest ever security operation
As a homemade bomb and a hoax device are found ahead of the royal visit to Dublin, we look at the massive £26m security operation to protect the Queen.
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Queen’s Ireland visit aims to heal old wounds
Security is on high alert across Ireland as the country prepares for its first-ever visit from the Queen. Carl Dinnen says the success of the trip is crucial for both Ireland and the UK.
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Jon Snow
Royal wedding: For the sake of them and us
When I first joined Channel 4 News there was an informal acceptance that the programme didn’t “do” Royal stories. The death of Princess Diana saw that one off. But in truth what to do about a Royal Wedding does pose a challenge for all news outfits.
