TOI correspondent from Washington: There are presidential visits, there are diplomatic visits, and then there are Donald Trump visits, when the host country may want to hide the microphones, lock away the constitutional documents, quietly check whether the president has been given the correct map, and show him some attractive real estate.

US president scheduled for a two-day trip this weekend including a Dublin stop and Irish Open attendance in Doonbeg.

Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation

Mr Trump is expected to visit the Irish capital Dublin as well as his golf course in Doonbeg, Co Clare.

US president due to land in Dublin via new Air Force One shortly