US President Donald Trump is set to make a fleeting visit to his family’s golf course in Ireland next month for the Irish Open, local media reported on Sunday.Trump’s last visit to Ireland as president, in 2019, sparked protests from climate and other activists.He is expected to visit the golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland around September 12, when the resort is set to host the Irish Open, the Press Association news agency and Irish broadcaster RTE news reported.
Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks during a ceremony to mark Ireland’s takeover of the Presidency of the Council of the EU in Dublin on July 1.
The Trump International Golf Links and Hotel is hosting the golf tournament from September 9 to 13.He is expected to visit Dublin, reports said, but details of his engagements were unconfirmed and the Irish prime minister’s office has not replied to questions about whether the two leaders would meet.
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin visited the US in March for an annual Saint Patrick’s Day trip, where he had a largely cordial meeting with Trump peppered with a few tense exchanges as the two leaders visibly disagreed on issues ranging from the Iran war to migration. Apart from historical ties, there are tight links between the two countries. A host of US tech and pharma giants have their European headquarters in Ireland.Three US corporations — Apple, Microsoft and drugmaker Eli Lilly — contributed an estimated half of Ireland’s corporate tax in 2024.Trump regularly combines diplomatic engagements with visits to his family’s international resorts, last year inaugurating a new golf course in eastern Scotland during a five-day trip.The Doonbeg resort was targeted last year by activists who dug up and planted Palestinian flags on two of the greens.
