So many years after Southern Ireland became a republic, the wounds of colonial injustices are still very fresh in the minds of many Irish, but the Queen’s visit will go a long way in bridging the gap caused by a grave enmity (since the colonial era) between the two nations. This also goes to show that the English monarchy has come to terms with and accept The Republic of Ireland statehood, which in turn honors the falling heroes of the Irish war of independence.
The Queen went a step further by placing a wreath in Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance. Although nothing can undo what the Irish went through during the struggle for independence in the hands of the British troops in the name of the Monarchy, but I hope this symbolic and historical gesture from the Queen will quench some thirst for justice from those quarters demanding it for the deeds of the past. At this juncture I say Long Live the QUEEN.
This is another step in the right direction. The Irish people should in turn embrace the state visit for a better Anglo-Irish relationship; after all we crave for a better and peaceful world to live in
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