Joe McNamee profiles a song composed in honour of the visit by Queen Elizabeth II — Come Up To Gurrane Lizzie Windsor

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will make one of the shortest but most significant journeys of her 57-year reign when she travels to Ireland later this year. It comes more than 150 years after the trips by Queen Victoria. Ryle Dwyer looks at the first visits of Victoria and her predecessor, George IV.

IF Queen Elizabeth deigns to come to Cork during her State visit to Ireland, they may have to do a bit of heavy lifting at UCC. A statue of her predecessor, Queen Victoria, once held pride of place on the roof of the college’s Aula Maxima when it was Queen’s University Cork.