Queen Elizabeth II has visited Croke Park, the headquarters of the GAA, in Dublin this afternoon.
During the visit the Queen met with several players and was shown a short video on the games of the Association. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Croke Park at 3pm and walked through the Hogan Stand where she was presented with a leather bound history of the GAA as well as a sliotar and a hurley stick.
The President of the GAA, Christy Conney, told the Queen that her visit to Croke Park was an honour and would help underpin and advance the Northern Ireland peace process.
Earlier today she honoured Irishmen who died fighting in the First World War by laying a wreath at the Irish War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge. She was then given a tour of the Islandbridge National War Memorial Gardens, which commemorate the thousands of Irish soldiers who died in British or Allied uniforms during the two world wars.
This morning Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh received a 'windows tour of Dublin' from RTÉ's Ryan Tubridy, who highlighted key Dublin landmarks such as the Phoenix Park, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College and Croke Park.
Queen Elizabeth II met Ryan Tubridy at the Guinness Storehouse this morning
The Queen then continued on to the Government Buildings where she was greeted by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
This evening she will be the guest of honour at a state dinner to be held in Dublin Castle.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny gave the Queen a tour of Government Buildings
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Live coverage of the State Visit is on RTÉ One Television and www.rte.ie/livenews.
Listeners can also follow the Queen's visit across the RTÉ Radio 1 schedule, with live updates, stories, features and analysis on 'Morning Ireland', 'Today with Pat Kenny', the 'News at One' and 'Drivetime with Mary Wilson'.
For more details on Queen Elizabeth II's itinerary, visit: www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0516/queen.html.
