Alex Massie Alex Massie

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Fine Gael TD Michael Ring said the Irish government should “hand back” the Republic to the Queen during a royal visit next year. The County Mayo representative also suggested that the government should apologise to her for the “mess” they have made of the country. Mr Ring made the comments during an economic debate at the Irish Parliament.

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