(23 May 2011)
1. Wide of black outrider car driving out of US embassy, followed by US President Barack Obama's limousine, which gets stuck on an exit ramp, AUDIO: Cheers, then a bang when the car hits the ramp
2. Medium of limousine stuck on ramp, then driver getting out to take a look
3. Wide of crowd outside embassy watching and taking pictures of limousine
4. Medium of limousine stuck on ramp, a Secret Service agent directs coach to park in front of exit obscuring view of crowd and media, AUDIO: Booing
5. Wide of crowd taking pictures of coach in front of embassy exit
6. Various of people in crowd taking pictures
7. Limousine manoeuvring around grounds of embassy
STORYLINE:
US President Barack Obama's visit to Ireland got a little bumpy on Monday, after his armoured limousine got stuck as it tried to leave the US embassy in Dublin.
A large crowd had turned out in Ballsbridge to wave farewell to Obama as he made his way from the Irish capital to his ancestral home in County Offaly.
But their cheers turned to gasps when the underbelly of the president's black Cadillac - nicknamed "The Beast" - caught the slope of the embassy driveway - hitting it with a loud bang.
With the limo unable to move either forward or backward, Obama and his wide Michelle remained in the vehicle while a Secret Service agent directed a grey coach to park in front of it - obscuring the view of the media and the crowd, and prompting a few boos.
Obama and his wife then continued their journey in a second armoured limousine, while the rest of the motorcade left the embassy via a different exit.
The president was in Ireland on the first day of his European tour, which takes him to the UK, France and Poland.
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