The U.S. president, Barack Obama began Monday a one-week European tour that took him first in Ireland, where he has to go in the footsteps of one of his ancestors. The president's plane landed in Dublin in the morning. Obama talking in stride with Irish counterpart Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Enda Kenny, while Ireland is facing a serious economic crisis.
The highlight of the visit of twenty-four hours in the Emerald Isle, however, is its movement, with his wife, Michelle, in the small village of Moneygall, which is from his great-great-great grandfather, Falmouth Kearney. For the occasion, this village of the Irish countryside, located 130 km south-west of Dublin, has had a makeover.
Invitations for this historic visit has been limited to 350 people Moneygall and surrounding farms. Back in Dublin, Obama needs to speak later in the day and outdoors on the steps of the Bank of Ireland in central Dublin are expected when tens of thousands of people. In his speech, he could evoke such immigration, a subject close to heart for the Irish: nearly 34 million Americans have Irish roots, beginning with the president himself.
His visit to Ireland is placed under high security. It comes after death, May 2 in Pakistan, the leader of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. special forces, and two days after an attack in the British province of Northern Ireland, which does but no casualties. The dissident republicans in Northern Ireland, in favor of the annexation of Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland remain very active in the region.
Last week's visit to Ireland of Queen Elizabeth II of England was marred by bomb threats that have been imputed. Obama should spend the night of Monday to Tuesday at the residence of the Ambassador of the United States, before flying to London for a three-day visit, during which he will be hosted at Buckingham Palace.
His tour will also take him to France for the G8 summit in Poland. It aims to put some balm to the heart of the Old Continent, which, since the historic election of the 44th U.S. president in 2008, feels somewhat neglected by Washington. 
The highlight of the visit of twenty-four hours in the Emerald Isle, however, is its movement, with his wife, Michelle, in the small village of Moneygall, which is from his great-great-great grandfather, Falmouth Kearney. For the occasion, this village of the Irish countryside, located 130 km south-west of Dublin, has had a makeover.
Invitations for this historic visit has been limited to 350 people Moneygall and surrounding farms. Back in Dublin, Obama needs to speak later in the day and outdoors on the steps of the Bank of Ireland in central Dublin are expected when tens of thousands of people. In his speech, he could evoke such immigration, a subject close to heart for the Irish: nearly 34 million Americans have Irish roots, beginning with the president himself.
His visit to Ireland is placed under high security. It comes after death, May 2 in Pakistan, the leader of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. special forces, and two days after an attack in the British province of Northern Ireland, which does but no casualties. The dissident republicans in Northern Ireland, in favor of the annexation of Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland remain very active in the region.
Last week's visit to Ireland of Queen Elizabeth II of England was marred by bomb threats that have been imputed. Obama should spend the night of Monday to Tuesday at the residence of the Ambassador of the United States, before flying to London for a three-day visit, during which he will be hosted at Buckingham Palace.
His tour will also take him to France for the G8 summit in Poland. It aims to put some balm to the heart of the Old Continent, which, since the historic election of the 44th U.S. president in 2008, feels somewhat neglected by Washington.
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