The president of United States, Donald Trump, He arrived in Ireland this Saturday for a visit of two days that will combine official meetings with a stay at his Doonbeg golf resort, amid a security deployment with at least 4,000 police and other agents.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Dublin, where Trump will hold separate meetings with the Irish prime minister, Michael Martinand the president Catherine Connolly. The president will then travel to Doonbeg, on the west coast of the country, where the Irish Open.
According to AFP, the American president could present the tournament trophy on Sunday, in an event in which the attendance of 40,000 people.
Trump’s presence at the complex, located in County Clare and acquired by the Trump Organization in 2014, adds demands to the security operation. The place It is located in a coastal area far from the main urban centers.
The president, 80 years old, promotes the golf activities of his family holding company since returning to the White House for his second term in January 2025. Last summer he received the then British Prime Minister, Keir Starmeralready the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenat their Turnberry complex, in Scotland. He later opened another golf course under his name at Balmedie, near Aberdeen, also in Scotland.
“In reality, he is just visiting the golf resort he owns and making a courtesy stop in Dublin,” he said. Daniel GearyProfessor of American History at Trinity College Dublin. “He doesn’t see much difference between his private interests and his role as president,” Geary added.
Trump plans to address issues such as Middle East, US tariffs and immigration during his meetings with Martin and Connolly, according to AFP.
The Republican president received Martin twice in the Oval Office, in meetings that precede the meeting scheduled in Dublin.
