June 22, 2004
Waiting for Dubya
George Bush will visit Ireland this weekend. Well, he's visiting Dromoland Castle and if that's the only bit of Ireland he sees, he really will be impressed by the Celtic Tiger. Every other Garda in the country is keeping him away from the locals, along with a good slice of the army. As part of the security operation, the only decent bit of road between Limerick and Galway (the bit of dual carriageway that's just been opened) will be closed down for the visit. Given that the US have brought over their own helicopters for the visit, why couldn't they just fly?
Though the Prez will only be in Ireland for 18 hours, including a night's sleep in the hotel, people are getting very worked up about it. There are various protests planned around the Limerick and Shannon area, though in what is clearly a sign from God, it's been raining heavily all day and more of the same is forecast until the end of the week.
Posted by Monasette at June 22, 2004 09:14 PM