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The Queen's meet-and-tweet: How YOU viewed today's visit

The conduct of those inside and outside the security cordons in Dublin today comes under scrutiny from Twitter.

May 17th 2011, 7:06 PM 2,662 Views 23 Comments

PROUD, ASHAMED, TICKLED pink or just plain old apathetic. Twitter told us what it really thought of the first day of Queen Elizabeth II’s state visit to Ireland:

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@bogbunny (Deirdre Waldron)
@colinoconnor
@ColmTobin
@djcpmoore (DJ Moore)
@WillStLeger
@JennyDecimal
@daraobriain
@electricmoy (Peter Moynihan)
@fearraigh75 (Olibhéir Ó Fearraigh)
@Jim_Sheridan
@LucyMoylan
@Kevnmur (Kevin Oliver Murray)
@KenOBrien2 (Ken O'Brien)
@mePadraigReidy
@nickers1973 (Nicola Williams)
@SheamusSweeney
@ShortCall (Amanda Gribbon)
@shweet2872 (Shane Meehan)
@Queen_UK (NOT Elizabeth Windsor)

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The Queen's meet-and-tweet: How YOU viewed today's visit

The conduct of those inside and outside the security cordons in Dublin today comes under scrutiny from Twitter.

@bogbunny (Deirdre Waldron)

@colinoconnor

@ColmTobin

@djcpmoore (DJ Moore)

@WillStLeger

@JennyDecimal

@daraobriain

@electricmoy (Peter Moynihan)

@fearraigh75 (Olibhéir Ó Fearraigh)

@Jim_Sheridan

@LucyMoylan

@Kevnmur (Kevin Oliver Murray)

@KenOBrien2 (Ken O'Brien)

@mePadraigReidy

@nickers1973 (Nicola Williams)

@SheamusSweeney

@ShortCall (Amanda Gribbon)

@shweet2872 (Shane Meehan)