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The Royal Visit, Day 4:

• And with that, they were gone. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are back in London this evening as their four-day trip to Ireland ended with stops in Cashel, Fethard and Cork.
• Leaving Cork airport this evening – having been seen off by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who flew down specially to see her off - the Queen told Kenny that she would like to return to Ireland at some point in the future.
• If you didn’t catch it last night, Olivia O’Leary’s reading last night at the National Convention Centre, you really should read the full transcript – it’s quite something.
• Did you know that Not Cardinal Sean Brady was at the dinner on Wednesday? He was – and he’s written about it.
• It’s the final time we’ll do this, so here – in full recap – are our selection of photographs from Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and finally Day 4 of the Queen’s visit – and the best tweets from today too.

In other news today…

• Both the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Gardaí have refused to issue full details on the visit of President Barack Obama to Ireland next Monday – probably waiting until Sunday to issue details.
• Tributes have been paid today to the late former Labour TD Michael Bell, who died this afternoon.
• The Department of the Taoiseach has opened an online book of condolences for the late Dr Garret FitzGerald, who died yesterday.
• Rosanna Davison has appeared in the High Court today over claims that Ryanair branded her a ‘racist’. Davison told a newspaper in 2008 that it was a shame Ryanair hadn’t included any Irish models in its annual calendar for that year – and Ryanair responded with a damning press release.
• UCD economist Karl Whelan has warned that Ireland won’t be in a position to borrow from the world’s markets next year, as was first hoped – and as the waters get to our heads, we’re going to need a bigger bailout.
• The IMF is less critical, however, claiming that Ireland’s bailout plan remains on track – though the Eurozone needs to be more flexible in dealing with each country’s own issues.
• Do you use Twitter? Have you speculated about the identity of the Premier League footballer behind a superinjunction over an affair with Imogen Thomas? Congratulations – the footballer might be trying to sue you.
• Chinese people are being offered a ‘taste of Ireland’… if they go to KFC, who are promising to lace chicken with a Bailey’s-style liqueur.
• Finally, this will be the last Daily Fix you ever read – given that the world is ending tomorrow. What, you mean you didn’t know? A Californian preacher says the Bible guarantees the end of the world will come tomorrow, May 21. Another religious leader has posted this video to explain why he disagrees:

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