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# The Queen watches Riverdance, Westlife and The Chieftains at Irish music
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concert
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## After two days laden with historical and political symbolism, the Queen
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was treated to the lighter side of Irish life with a concert featuring some of
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Ireland's most famous musicians.
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TelegraphPlayer-8525207
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8:04AM BST 20 May 2011
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The event, hosted by the British Embassy to thank Irish President Mary
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McAleese for inviting the Queen on the historic state visit, featured
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performances by Irish boy band Westlife, X-Factor finalist Mary Byrne, The
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Chieftains and dancing from the world famous Riverdance.
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The 45-minute concert was also broadcast live on Irish television.
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On Friday, the Queen will spend her last day in Ireland visiting St Patrick's
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Rock in Cashel, meeting English market traders in Cork and visiting a science
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facility before flying back to London on Friday night.
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[**Follow our live coverage of the Queen's historic visit to the Republic of
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Ireland **][1]
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* ## [Queen's Ireland visit: day 3][2]
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* ## [A day for the Queen to relax][3]
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## [Queen Elizabeth II][11]
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[![][19] ][20]
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### [Queen greeted by cheers in Cork][20]
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20 May 2011
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[![Royal visit to Ireland day 4. The Queen meets local people during a tour of
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the Rock of Cashel, during her State Visit to Ireland][21] ][22]
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### [Queen visits Rock of Cashel][22]
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20 May 2011
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[![][23] ][24]
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19 May 2011
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19 May 2011
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[![The Queen speaks during the state dinner, watched by Ireland's Prime
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Minister Enda Kenny, at Dublin Castle][27] ][28]
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### [Queen: 'We must not be bound by the past'][28]
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18 May 2011
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[![The Queen visits Croke Park in Dublin][29] ][30]
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### [Queen pays symbolic visit to Croke Park][30]
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18 May 2011
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