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The British Monarchy are tweeting in Irish for the President's visit

Not too shabby.

Apr 7th 2014, 6:14 PM 26,104 Views 64 Comments

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PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has arrived in London, for a historic State Visit hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.

And in case anyone was wondering how far we’ve come… the British monarchy are tweeting in Irish.

Following President Higgins’ arrival, the official @BritishMonarchy account – which tweets official state news and the Queen’s schedule – posted:

Tá Londain bainte amach ag Uachtarán na hÉireann agus ag Bean Uí Uiginn, agus chuir ionadaí na Banríona fáilte rompu #Fáilte #CuairtStáit
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 7, 2014

Source: BritishMonarchy/Twitter

This translates as:

The Irish President and Ms Higgins have reached London and the Queen’s representatives were there to greet them #welcome #StateVisit

And the European Parliament’s Irish Twitter feed has responded:

@BritishMonarchy Scoth na Gaeilge agaibh, féarplé! Súil againn go mbainfidh an tUachtarán idir thaitneamh agus thairbhe as an gcuairt.
— Parlaimint na hEorpa (@Europarl_GA) April 7, 2014

Source: Parlaimint na hEorpa/Twitter

Top quality Irish ye have, fair play! We’re sure the President will take great pleasure and benefit from the trip.

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The British Monarchy are tweeting in Irish for the President's visit

Not too shabby.