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I Don’t Like To Badmouth People. But I’m The Head Of A Monarchy That Began In The Ninth Century, And I’m Apparently More Modern Than Chris Christie. Look, I Know He Has To Appeal To The Crazy Right-wingers In His Party, But The Fact Is, He’s Not As Forward-thinking As An Eighty-seven-year-old Lady Who Wears A Crown On Her Head. It’s Pathetic.

Madam President, Speaking Here In Dublin Castle It Is Impossible To Ignore The Weight Of History, As It Was Yesterday When You And I Laid Wreaths At The Garden Of Remembrance.

What Were Once Only Hopes For The Future Have Now Come To Pass; It Is Almost Exactly 13 Years Since The Overwhelming Majority Of People In Ireland And Northern Ireland Voted In Favour Of The Agreement Signed On Good Friday 1998, Paving The Way For Northern Ireland To Become The Exciting And Inspirational Place That It Is Today.

In Remembering The Appalling Suffering Of War On Both Sides, We Recognise How Precious Is The Peace We Have Built In Europe Since 1945.

For Me, Heaven Is Likely To Be A Bit Of A Come-down.