Olympic #Flame Departs Ireland Troubles, Illuminates Scotland

Olympic #Flame Departs Ireland Troubles, Illuminates Scotlandfrom ap: The Olympic flame braved stormy seas and heavy rain Thursday on its final day in Ireland, a visit that highlighted the growing unity between British Protestants and Irish Catholics. The flame and its army of support staff boarded a ferry Thursday for Scotland after a virtually trouble-free five days touring every corner of Northern Ireland as well as Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland.

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