
Trump meets with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin during visit that includes attending the Irish Open in County Clare.
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ireland for a two-day visit, meeting with President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and attending the Irish Open golf tournament in County Clare.
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US President Donald Trump is visiting Ireland for two days to meet leaders and attend the Irish Open at his Doonbeg resort.
US President Donald Trump has arrived for a two-day visit to Ireland.
He has arrived at the Áras an Uachtaráin to hold a courtesy call with Irish President Catherine Connolly and will have a meeting with Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin later on Saturday morning.
He was greeted by Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Harris and Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee at Dublin Airport.
He will attend events at the US Ambassador to Ireland's residence in Phoenix Park, before attending the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament which is taking place at the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg in County Clare, which he owns.
Trump was welcomed at the Áras an Uachtaráin by President Connolly.
President Connolly, an outspoken Gaza activist who has been critical of the US and said Trump is acting "like a bully" over tariffs, has come under pressure to raise issues in the Middle East during her brief meeting with the US president.
Sinn Féin and a series of other parties in the Republic who backed her in the Irish presidency campaign last year have called on her to raise Gaza during her meeting with Trump.
Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian countries in the European Union and has been criticised for its stance by Israel.
On Friday night Trump boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, near the US capital Washington DC, and flew out for his trip to Ireland.
He visited the Republic in 2019, when he spent time at his golf course, but he also visited in 2023.
Thousands of people are expected at protests in Dublin and a protest will also be held in Doonbeg.
A small number of crowd control barriers are beside the American Embassy in central Dublin but President Trump is not scheduled to be anywhere near the building.
His sons Eric and Donald Trump Junior are expected to accompany Trump in Doonbeg.
"We will have discussions with the president and there will be a reception in the American Embassy but I think he's also very anxious to get to Doonbeg and watch the Irish Open," Martin told the BBC's Borderlands podcast this week.
In a statement issued on Friday night in advance of Trump's arrival, Martin said:
"I look forward to welcoming President Trump to Ireland and to discussing the many issues of mutual interest and reaffirming the strong economic, cultural and people-to-people ties between Ireland and the United States."
"His visit comes during a remarkable sporting summer for Ireland, and the United States and this weekend's Irish Open at Trump International Doonbeg will be a fitting conclusion to an outstanding season of sport, and I hope we will see an Irish winner lifting the trophy on Sunday."
An avid golf fan, in July Trump said he hoped to travel to Doonbeg to watch the Irish Open.
In a special video message, he told the US Embassy's Fourth of July celebration event that he wants to see "Rory [McIlroy] and all the great players".
"There's nothing better than Irish-American friendship and I have a beautiful place over there - it's one of the best, most beautiful golf courses anywhere in the world," said Trump in his message, which was broadcast on a large screen.
"We have a place that's so top and we have the Irish Open going to be there.
"They call it Trump National, we sometimes use the name of the location, but it's Trump National Golf Club, and we're looking forward to it.
"We're going to have a tremendous celebration. I think I'm going to come over and I'm going to see it and watch. It'll be something very, very special."
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Protests will be held in Dublin and Doonbeg during Trump's visit.
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