The Queen’s trip to the Republic of Ireland today marks the first visit by a British monarch in one hundred years.

The visit is a sign of the improving relationship between Britain and Ireland…since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

The Queen’s journey across the Irish Sea also indicates a normalisation of politics in the state of Northern Ireland.

JASMINE BAMFORD reports. (listen to audio)

By Jasmine Bamford – 17/5/2011