Two heads of state: two visits
No sooner had Queen Elizabeth II left our shores than we were preparing for the arrival of President Barack Obama.
Morning Ireland was there every step of the way for the two visits.
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Paul Colgan talks to US journalist Janny Scott about her new book on US President Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham -
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Richard Downes, Washington Correspondent, and Scott Horsley, NPR Radio, discuss the highlights of Mr Obama's visit -
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ABC News reports on Mr Obama's visit brief visit to Ireland -
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John Donovan, owner of Mr Obama's ancestral home, says he spoke to the President for several minutes during his time in Moneygall -
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Paul Ferris speaks to some of the thousands of people who gathered to hear US President Barack Obama speak in College Green -
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Ray Kennedy reports that it is a wet, miserable and grey morning at Dublin Airport -
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Henry Healy, Mr Obama's eighth cousin, and Canon Stephen Neill discuss the US President's links to Moneygall -
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Richard Downes, Washington Correspondent, and Scott Horsley, NPR radio, discuss President Obama's visit to Ireland -
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Kevin Dillon, Obama intern in 2007, says the then US Senator was a charistmatic figure and very affable -
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Trina Vargo, US-Irish Alliance President, says Mr Obama's visit to Ireland is not about securing Irish-American votes in the 2012 election -
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Fran McNulty reports that US President Barack Obama will meet the President and Taoiseach before travelling to Moneygall -
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Tom Durkan, Chair of the Market Traders' Association Cork, and Angie Benhaffaf are busy preparing for the Queen's visit to Cork -
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Eamon Gilmore, Tanaiste & Minister for Foreign Affairs, says the visit has restored Ireland's reputation abroad at a time when there were only negative headlines -
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Cian McCormack reports that locals in Cashel are making last minute preparations ahead of the Queen's visit there -
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Ailbhe Conneely reports that a concert, hosted by the British Embassy, was held in the Convention Centre last night -
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Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, discusses the impact of the speech given by Queen Elizabeth II -
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Exerpts from Queen Elizabeth's and President McAleese's speeches at last night's State Banquet at Dublin Castle. And Cian McCormack speaks to some of the guests afterwards -
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Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on yesterday's disturbances in Dublin city -
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Ryan Tubridy, broadcaster, looks ahead to his job of showing the Queen around the Guinness Storehouse -
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William Hague, British Foreign Secretary, discusses the Queen's visit -
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Fran McNulty gives details of the itinerary for day two of the State visit -
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Paul Ferris describes how British newspapers are reporting Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland -
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Diarmaid Ferriter, historian, discusses the visit's place in history -
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Taoiseach Enda Kenny looks ahead to what he expects from Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland -
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Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports on how the trip is being viewed in Britain -
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David Cameron, British Prime Minister, discusses Anglo-Irish relations with Northern Editor Tommie Gorman -
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Supt John Gilligan discusses the biggest security operation in the history of the State -
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Brian Leeson, Éirígí, discusses why his group opposes the British royal visit -
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Cian McCormack reports from Moneygall on how the next generation views the arrival of the US President -
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Fintan O'Toole, Assistant Editor, The Irish Times, discusses what the majority of people think of the visit of Britain's Queen Elizabeth -
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Richard Guiney, Dublin City Business Improvement District, discusses what sort of benefits businesses are hoping for from the visits -
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Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on the security operation being organised to prepare for the upcoming visit of the Queen of England
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'There are always other options and help is always there ...'
Kerry teenager Donal Walsh has died after losing his battle with cancer.
He passed away at his home in Blennerville, County Kerry, surrounded by his dad Fionnbar, his mother Elma and his sister Jemma.
Donal, aged 16, had publicly appealed to young people not to end their lives. He wrote a letter which brought him to national prominence.
He had been battling cancer since he was first diagnosed four years ago, and had raised over €50,000 for charity.
Weeks before his death, Donal recorded a video message to be circulated in schools.
Fr Francis Nolan, parish priest of St. John's in Tralee, was with Donal Walsh's family in the hours after his death
Minister of State for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch paid tribute to Donal's 'generosity of spirit'