ireland May 17, 2011

LONDON Queen Elizabeth II began her first-in-a-century royal visit to Ireland on Tuesday, just hours after Irish police discovered a bomb in the luggage compartment of a bus traveling to Dublin. The British monarch's visit is seen as a. France, Ireland and Italy are the last bastions of home-cooking, according to a survey on Tuesday. Diners in France and Ireland show the greatest loyalty to their local cuisine in Europe, with over 40 percent of online bookings in both countries opting. The FINANCIAL -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first and second reviews of Ireland's performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, SDR 19.5 billion (about 21.8 billion;. Ireland needs less money and more flexibility in its rescue package, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said Ireland needs \"greater flexibility\" from its European Union partners as it continues to focus on achieving a rate cut. BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--Ireland's finance minister said Tuesday that if there is to be a new head of the International Monetary Fund it would be in his country's interests that the person was European. \"The way I look at it, while we're in a program. A bomb has been made safe in the Republic of Ireland just hours before the Queen's visit. It was discovered on a bus outside the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth, County Kildare at 2130 BST on Monday. It was later made safe by an Irish army bomb disposal. The Queen will not shy away from difficult meetings or visits on her trip to Ireland. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. As part of her state engagement she. Barack Obama's distant cousin Henry Healy has landed a new role as a television star promoting Ireland as a tourist destination. Moneygall native Healy and local Church of Ireland rector Stephen Neill have been signed up by Irish tourist authorities. Consumers in Ireland spent close to 2.6 billion, the equivalent of almost three billion Euros, while carrying out safe shopping online during the course of 2010, according to the latest figures from payment card firm, Visa. E-commerce sales were up in. Pete Boyle of Argento is among seven people from Northern Ireland nominated for the Ernst