This week marks 60 years since former US President John F Kennedy touched down in Dublin
Just five months before his assassination, JFK became the first serving President of the US to visit Ireland.
Arriving on June 26 1963, his trip saw him travel through Dublin city centre, enjoy tea at the Kennedy ancestral farm in Dunganstown in Co Wexford and visit the Dáil chambers when he became the first foreign leader to address the Houses of the Oireachtas.
There were also solemn scenes at Arbour Hill where the president placed a wreath on the grave of the leaders of the 1916 Rising.
One of the most notable visits during the trip was when JFK met with President Éamon de Valera at Áras an Uachtaráin, where reports from the time reveal a riot almost ensued.
When the two presidents appeared, many of the 2,000 guests rushed to see them, desperate to get a close-up look and shake hands with the American leader.
Security staff ushered the two men away as President de Valera appealed to the crowd to move back.
Frank Aiken, previously an IRA leader from south Armagh and the-then minister for external affairs in the Republic, called out: "Turn around, Jack, turn around".
The two presidents were able to escape the crowd through a side door for a tree planting ceremony.
