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The Queen visits Ireland - in pictures

The Queen visits Ireland: Gardai make final preparations outside the General Post Office
Gardaí make final preparations outside the general post office in Dublin city centre
Photograph: Julien Behal/PA
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The Queen and Duke Of Edinburgh arrive at Dublin's Baldonnel military airport
Photograph: Bryan O'brien /Pool/EPA
The Queen visits Ireland: Protestors gather in Dublin to demonstrate
Protesters gather in Dublin to demonstrate against the Queen's visit
Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
The Queen visits Ireland: Protestors make their way down a street in Dublin
Protesters make their way through Dublin
Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
The Queen visits Ireland: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are greeted
The Queen and Prince Philip are greeted by the Irish president, Mary McAleese, and her husband, Martin
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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The Queen looks back at Irish Defence Guard chief of staff, Lieutenant General Sean McCann, at the Áras an Uachtaráin, the president's official residence, in Dublin Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images
The Queen visits Ireland: Garda are seen as demonstrators make their way down a street
Gardaí struggle with demonstrators in Dublin
Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
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The Queen plants a tree as the Irish president, Mary McAleese, and Prince Philip and Martin McAleese look on at Áras an Uachtaráin Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage
The Queen visits Ireland: Queen Elizabeth II inspects the Guard of Honour
The Queen inspects the guard of honour at the Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the Irish president
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
The Queen visits Ireland: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II enjoys tea with Ireland's president
The Queen and Prince Philip take tea with the Irish president, Mary McAleese, and her husband Martin at the Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin Photograph: Mark Maxwell/EPA
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The Queen hears the story of the traditional Irish harp from harpist Siobhan Armstrong, who performed during a tour of Trinity College in Dublin Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
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Demonstrators push a burning bin towards a line of Irish riot gardai during a protest in Dublin on the first day of the Queen's four-day visit to Ireland Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
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The Queen with Provost Dr John Hegarty as she visits Trinity College Dublin Photograph: Pool/Getty Images
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Fires lit by protesters burn in the streets adjacent to the Garden on Remembrance where the Queen laid a wreath Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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The Queen and the Irish president, Mary McAleese, in the Garden of Remembrance Photograph: Aiden Crawley/EPA
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The Irish president, Mary McAleese, and the Queen in the memorial garden in Dublin Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
The Queen visits Ireland: Protestors gather in Dublin to demonstrate
Protesters gather in Dublin to demonstrate against the Queen's visit
Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
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The Queen meets students of Trinity College Dublin
Photograph: Reuters
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The Queen talks to students at Trinity College in Dublin Photograph: STR / POOL/EPA
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