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03rd Jun 2016

Donald Trump is coming to Ireland this month

Conor Heneghan

But only for a flying visit.

With the Republican presidential nomination almost in the bag, Donald Trump is a busy man these days, but not so busy that he can’t find the time to pay us a visit this month.

Trump announced on Twitter on Thursday night that he will be stopping by his resort, Trump International Golf Links and Hotel, in Doonbeg in Clare, as part of a trip that will also include visits to his golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeen in Scotland.

Trump will arrive in Scotland the day before the Brexit referendum and he will be in Ireland at the same time as current US vice president Joe Biden, who will be in the country from June 21-26.

The announcement of Trump’s visit comes only days after Taoiseach Enda Kenny branded Trump’s anti-immigration statements as ‘racist and dangerous’.

When Trump last visited Ireland in 2014, his arrival was greeted with a lot of pomp and ceremony at Shannon Airport, which didn’t exactly sit well with a lot of people at the time.

What sort of welcome will he receive this time around? We’ll just have to wait and see…

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