Kenny hopes Queen will repeat visit to Republic

A return to Ireland by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is looking increasingly likely after the success of President Michael D Higgins’ visit to London.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore both signalled the wish for the British monarch to repeat her landmark trip to the Republic in 2011.

However, it is highly unlikely, the queen would be the royal set to attend the commemoration of the 1916 uprising and war of independence.