President hails handshake between Queen and McGuinness

The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, has hailed plans for an historic handshake between the Queen of England and Martin McGuinness.

President hails handshake between Queen and McGuinness
Sat, 23 Jun, 2012 - 18:00

The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, has hailed plans for an historic handshake between the Queen of England and Martin McGuinness.

President Higgins will also attend the event where the long awaited encounter is set to take place in Belfast next Wednesday.

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