In 1849, during the Great Famine, Queen Victoria traveled to Ireland for an 11-day visit to Cork, Dublin, and Belfast and received a warm welcome by the Irish people.

A proposal to give a giant statue of Queen Victoria, which has been placed in cold storage for almost 40 years, on loan to Australia was strongly opposed by the Minister for Finance, John Bruton.

Queen Elizabeth is to preparing to reflect on becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch amid celebrations for the historic milestone.

The Queen Victoria Cruise liner arrived in Cork today ahead of the 100 year commemorations of the sinking of the Lusitania ship.