President visits England, Scotland

The President begins an official five-day visit to England and Scotland today

The President begins an official five-day visit to England and Scotland today. Mrs McAleese flies to Edinburgh this morning to become the first head of state to visit Scotland since devolution. The visit includes lunch with Queen Elizabeth in London on Thursday.

The Irish Times and the Scotsman will publish a supplement on Ireland and Scotland tomorrow.

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