Queen Elizabeth has announced that she is to visit Croke Park and Cork when she comes to Ireland next month.
This evening, a joint statement was issued by Áras an Uachtaráin and Buckingham Palace outlining details of the four-day visit, which begins on Tuesday 17 May.
The programme will include a formal welcome from President Mary McAleese, a ceremony at the Garden of Remembrance, a courtesy call on Taoiseach Enda Kenny and a State dinner in Dublin Castle.
There will also be events at Trinity College Dublin, the National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge, the Guinness Storehouse and Croke Park.
The Queen and her husband Prince Philip will also visit the Irish National Stud in Kildare, as well as the Rock of Cashel and Cork.
According to the statement, the itinerary is 'a wide-ranging and exciting celebration of the close ties between our two countries.'
It added: 'This is a historic visit that also celebrates our close modern partnership.'
One of the symbolic highlights of the Queen’s visit will be a tour of Croke Park, where in November 1920 British troops shot dead 14 people.
She will watch an exhibition by schoolchildren of hurling and football at GAA Headquarters.
A Croke Park spokesman said the GAA was confident that the Croke Park visit 'will be welcomed by those who play, administer and support our games, at home and abroad.'
No particular days and times have been assigned to the events to be attended by the Queen; for security reasons, they will be announced closer to the visit.
Adams criticises 'insensitive' visit
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams tonight criticised the Queen’s planned visit, describing it as ‘offensive’ and ‘insensitive’.
In a statement, Mr Adams said: ‘Sinn Féin is aware of the offence this visit will cause to many Irish citizens, particularly victims of British rule and those with legacy issues in this state and in the North.
‘The scheduling of the visit on the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings is particularly insensitive,’ he added.
