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US BUSINESSMAN AND occasional presidential hopeful Donald Trump will be touching down in Shannon in the next few weeks as he arrives in Ireland to check out one of his most recent purchases.
The billionaire — best known in recent years for his role as host of The Apprentice, his ‘birther’ campaign against Barack Obama, and for his role as a Fox News pundit — added the Doonbeg Golf Club & Lodge to his portfolio back in February.
It’s 16th golf club in the Trump Organisation’s portfolio, and his first in Ireland. The 400-acre development is being renamed as Trump International Hotel & Golf Links, Ireland.
Doonbeg’s par four 15th hole (INPHO/Getty Images)
The Greg Norman-designed resort was acquired by investment firm South Street Partners last year, and receivers were appointed in mid-January.
Trump purchased it for a reported €15 million, saying at the time that it would “soon be an unparalleled resort destination with the highest standards of luxury”.
The Lodge at Doonbeg includes 218 hotel suites as well as an expansive spa and several restaurants.
‘The Donald’, as he is popularly known, will be arriving in on Monday week. He’ll be spending around 24 hours at the venue, where he is expected to meet with staff and discuss future plans for the destination.
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Why are we letting this w**ker into our country?
Donald trump is a complete arse. I recommend the documentary “you’ve been trumped” about Trump building a golf course in Scotland and making life for the local residents. He’s a horrible man.
His hair looks really stupid too.
If u don’t like him just say so
Spot on Conor, he’s a nasty little man (well, maybe not so little) – a good example of the worst of greed.
He made life for the local residents. What a hero!
“He made life…”? Is he some sort of omnipotent god? Or are you missing an adjective?
Och, they’re only scots for feck sake
*bought.
This is so exciting Donald Trump on our island
Why are we only hearing about this now surely to god it should be some sort of national holiday !!!
Journal really dropped the ball on this one they should of reported it earlier so we could of had time to prepare.
We should organise another festival in Doonbeg! A Trump Family Weekend with parades, bouncy castles and lots of trad!
Not Doonbeg anymore they are renaming it Trumpbeg.
Imagine his shock when this big wig yank arrives and realises we have electricity and very expensive running water. Wonder how much tax he will be liable for. Oh silly me. Zero of course.
He will get the freedom of Clare next.
Can’t wait to see the publicity shots with him supping Guinness with the locals…
If it is windy he might have a bad hair day!
I hope one day I am so succesful that my travel plans make the news!!!
*sucessful
*successful, no?
@Alan Quinn. Fail.
Jedd this is your big moment, you’ve got the crowd eating out of your hand…….where you going for the weekend?
Might go over to America and check out Donald’s gaff, I hear he’s away on holidays!!
“Nothing succeeds like a budgie with no teeth.” – B. Hill.
We lose Jerry and we get Donald, bit of a zero sum gain day.
Sorry for asking the obvious – but who is Jerry?
That guy with the beard who definitely 100% was not in the IRA
You mean Gerry
Yes Jerry, who else would I be talking about
I hope the clowns in Clare County Council don’t feck this up. He took initiative to protect the course(coastal barrier)after the storms and they took him to court. Their lack of action on this 20 years ago resulted in many homes being flooded
He did it without correct permissions and that is why he was forced to remove it.
Having lived near Doonbeg for years, and having seen half a dozen “coastal defences” put up only to either be washed away in the next big storm and generally destroy the delicate sand dune habitat, it’s good that the County Council stood up to that. I’m a Dutchman. Apparently I should know about this sort of shite. You can’t build a gigantic structure on a sand dune, 20 metres from the Atlantic Ocean, and not expect it to sink in on itself in a couple of decades.
Joost!!!! :-)
Cue violins…
Bos Boys!!!!
A beautiful place will be spoiled! Nothing to be happy about.
The resort is already there. It’s not like he’s going to put the Bellagio’s fountain on the 9th tee. Jeesus you shower of negative, begrudging shitehawks!
It’s a very nice resort. If the man can bring business and jobs to it. Great. He got it for a steal.
“Presidential hopefull” Donald Trump. If he becomes president there’s no shadow of doubt that I’ll be heading to Rome to become Pope….warm up the pope mobeel…! Anyway Donald Trump is a toss pot who obviously was ripped off when he got his hair transplant, tosser!!
LOTS of jealous and petty little people pounding their keyboards about Trump.Do you think he gives one nano second a flying fuk about your opinions or reads the journal to see them??
You’re right. He couldn’t care less about anybody here.
Or anywhere. That is what makes people like him so nauseating
Shame he has to change the name. Doonbeg is a lot better than Trump…
Oh my god, it’s bought not brought!!
Donald trump is there to help doonbeg not destroy it if he taught it wasn’t worth it he wouldn’t have bought it isn’t he keeping people in jobs not like our so called government get off his case hate this negativity
‘Thought’ not ‘taught’. Throw in some full stops there.
He’s there for himself, never to help doonbeg. Just watch “you’ve been trumped”
Lets hope he doesn’t bling it out Trump style.
Well considering that in Aberdeen he tried to force a CPO on a farm (that had been in the same family for generations) because “the farmer lives like a pig and my golfers don’t want to look at that”, I wouldn’t hold my breath…
has anyone else spotted from this headline , he’s bringing his own golf course with him. Now thats wealth!
Jetting? As distinct from propelloring or rotoring maybe?
He’ll need some strong glue for his syrup with the winds there
Donald’s hopes of becoming President should be realised fairly soon….at Doonbeg Golf Club.
Not sure of his chances in the future at that larger club in the United States.
In any event, we need more Donald Trump type investors here in Ireland to boost tourism revenues, and his quest for high office at home should be aided by publicity from Co. Clare investment, at least with Irish Americans.
Yes. We need more dyed blonde lobsters with less humanity than a piece of flint and more money than every sweatshop worker in the world combined. Ship em in by the dozen, please.
Would you complain if you were employed by one of his companies?? Or is it easier to critique from the comfort of your state provided taxpayer funded house and off our tax paying wages for your dole??
Hahaha Ragnar Daneskold. Wrong on all accounts. Not everybody you disagree with is on the dole.
@ragnar, ethics and morals should come before profits and development and everyone who disagrees with your view, isn’t conveniently on social welfare. Git
Hahaaha you dopey Dutch git Jeron is Joos Bos your boy friend or your other twitter account name??Either that or you have been hitting the waccy baccy too early.
Hahaaha you dopey Dutch git Jeron is Joos Bos your boy friend or your other twitter account name??Either that or you have been hitting the waccy baccy too early.
@ Ross Ethics and morals arent going to put money or food in your belly are they??? But I suppose you can blather on about those issues if you are still sponging off your parents.Grow up you fool!
Your stupidity is astonishing. Joren and Joost are obviously a raggle tag pair of interpretive dancers based on the western peninsula. They live off the land and sing for their supper. They couldn’t possibly be two very nice people of another nationality who have lived and worked in Ireland for years enriching the community with art, music, good company and an alternative point of view….
Orla!!! :-)
@ragnar, well done being the most presumptuous bigot here today. I’m 37 and have supported myself since I left college at 21. I’ve made money without compromising my ethics. If its easier for you to survive shoving everyone else into a little judgemental box, then I pity you. It’s you needs growing up ya tw@t
I would love to go to Shannon airport if he lands there to see his private jet which is a Boeing 757 and is one of the largest bizjets in the world.
Also it featured on Mighty Planes a few years ago and it is amazing but i feel sorry for his pilots as he isn’t the nicest to work for according to the show
What’s the story with surfers’ and swimmers’ access to the strand? Are the golf club still being arseholes about it?
Donald trump is a idiot!
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