Onlookers to be banned from visit venues

PEOPLE hoping to see Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during her royal visit are set to be disappointed as strict security measures has meant onlookers will be banned from all venues to be visited by the British monarch.

Fears of an attack on the queen by dissident republican groups has ensured gardaí have restricted access to all locations on the official four-day State itinerary to individuals vetted by security personnel.

Spectators congregating at venues to be visited by the queen will be kept well back from all access points, according to security sources.