Queen to visit Croke Park today

The Queen is set to tour Dublin's world famous Croke Park today - the site of a British massacre of Irish civilians.

Queen to visit Croke Park today
Wed, 18 May, 2011 - 08:09

The Queen is set to tour Dublin's world famous Croke Park today - the site of a British massacre of Irish civilians.

The visit represents another milestone in public acknowledgements by the monarch of past wrongs committed by Britain during its rule of Ireland.

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