Bush Gets Chilly Reception on Eve of Meeting in Ireland: "Bush's arrival in Ireland was in striking contrast to the jubilant welcomes accorded here to Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy.
Mr. Bush's reception was frosty, if not outright hostile, as widespread opposition to the Iraq war and revulsion at the Abu Ghraib prison scandal have turned a large portion of Irish popular opinion against him.
In Dublin on Friday, the police estimated that 10,000 protesters marched through the heart of the city, among them the deputy lord mayor, Andrew Montague."
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