Armed British police guard the Queen in Dublin after protests against her visit

Dublin residents make their feelings known ahead of the queen's historic visit to Dublin
Dublin residents make their feelings known ahead of the queen's historic visit to Dublin
Protection: The Queen will have an armed guard during her four-day visit to southern Ireland amid fears of a terrorist attack
A child holds a placard during a protest against Queen Elizabeth II upcoming visit, near the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin
8,000 police deployed in the biggest security operation in the Irish Republic’s history.
The Real IRA and the Continuity IRA have threatened the armed police who will accompany Queen.
 The Queen will be protected by armed British police on the streets of Dublin tomorrow amid fears of a terrorist attack during her state visit.


A team of 120 Scotland Yard royal protection officers will accompany her as she becomes the first British monarch to visit southern Ireland since King George V in 1911.
More than 8,000 Irish police and 2,000 troops will be also deployed in the biggest security operation in the Irish Republic’s history, with republican group Eirigi staging a preliminary protest against the visit yesterday.
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