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A County Cork fishmonger who met Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their state visit to Ireland has said they “hit it off like a hand in a glove.”
Pat O’Connell, who runs a stall in the English Market, was speaking after Buckingham Palace
On
Lunchtime Live this afternoon, he said he met the royal couple twice – once on their historic first-ever official visit to Ireland in 2011 and a second time when he was invited to visit them at the palace.
“I suppose we all have our perceptions of these people when we meet them and sometimes the reality and the perception are quite different,” he said.
President Michael D Higgins to lead 1916 Easter Rising commemoration in Dublin
Events have been restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. By Stephen McDermott Sunday 4 Apr 2021, 7:52 AM 1 hour ago 2,925 Views 5 Comments
Image: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Image: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins is set to lead this year’s commemoration marking the 105th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
The commemoration will begin with a ceremonial ringing of the Peace Bell at Áras an Uachtaráin, followed by a prayer and a reading of the Proclamation from the GPO in O’Connell Street in Dublin.
Events have been restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
St Patrickâs Day should remind us of âour shared vulnerability, our interdependence, the need for an understanding that can fly past bordersâ. Sabina Higgins pictured earlier this week preparing bowls of shamrock to be sent to staff, governors and prisoners at a number of prisons in the Dublin area. In previous years, she has traditionally marked the festivities by visiting prison staff but this year, due to Covid-19 restrictions, that has not been possible. Photograph: Tony Maxwell / Maxwellâs
In a reference to the rapid spread of disinformation during the global pandemic, Mr Higgins also warned that âtrust in words is fadingâ. He said: âThis trust must be restored.â
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