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US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump will arrive in Ireland on 5 June, the White House has confirmed.
Trump’s visit to Ireland has been in the works for some time but the White House had not confirmed any details of the visit until this evening.
Trump is also due to visit the UK and France at the start of June for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings on 6 June.
The US President will meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Shannon on 5 June
It is expected that he will stay at his Doonbeg resort in Co Clare.
In a statement, the White House said:
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have accepted the invitation of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland to visit Ireland while they are in Europe for a state visit to the United Kingdom and for events in the United Kingdom and France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The President and Taoiseach will hold a bilateral meeting in Shannon on 5 June.
The Irish government has not yet officially commented on Trump’s visit, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar saying last Thursday that confirmation had to come first from the White House.
The Taoiseach did however say that a protests in response to Trump’s visit “is allowed and is welcomed”.
Trump’s impending visit had already prompted increased security at Shannon Airport, with gardaí deployed at a road security box monitoring traffic on a 24-hour basis.
The visit has caused a scramble for the estimated 600 rooms that would be needed for the arrival of the president, his entourage and press.
It led to concerns that the visit may not go ahead as planned due to the amount of accomodation required and there were even suggestions that Secret Service vehicles could encounter difficulties on smaller roads in the area.
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As president of America we should welcome him in that capacity.We the Irish are privileged to be centre of attention every St.Patricks day at the White house and state wide all over the USA..Remember Donald Trump wont be always president of America so we should welcome him and keep good relations and friendship with the American people..It makes sense I think.
@Marty from Sligo: guarantee that they will visit the white house on saint Patrick’s day with the trading bowl of shamrock so it is only right here is greeted as president of the US accordingly
@Marty from Sligo: okay but what if he ‘grabs someone by the pussy’ while he’s here
@Daniel Wilson: unless they’re into it (worrying mental image) then arrest him same as any other criminal.
Or we should show some backbone and not have him.
He’ll lose in 2020 anyway.
@Marty from Sligo: Be God,youre spot on,we are some race of Hippocrates, hes the head of a country that has been awful good to the Irish..Imagine the uproar if Michael D was disrespected on a visit abroad….time for a nationwide issue of chill pills..
@Marty from Sligo: in other words “ keep your friends close & your enemies closer”
@Marty from Sligo: Ha ha! First time I’ve ever given someone an A1 for trolling, kudos!
@Michael Cunningham: the worry is it’s probably on that he will win.
@Michael Cunningham: why do you think that?
@Gerry Campbell: by my oath! Hippocrates?
Your autocorrect is Greek to me!
Also, screw hypocrisy. We should tell the orange POS to jog on ANYWHERE else.
@Marty from Sligo: agree it’s about his office but difficult to welcome the man.
@Marty from Sligo: Marty, I think you hit the nail on the head when you said “Donald Trump wont be always president of America so we should welcome him and keep good relations and friendship with the American people”
I listened to Lynn Boylan who protested against Republican presidents but also Clinton and Obama; I wonder will these ‘protesters’ have done the same and I am no SF fan
@G Manning: What about Diplomatic immunity?
@Damien Barton:
1. Orange Monkey has appalling approval ratings for the entirety of his 2years. Consistent record lows of a sitting president since records of it began. He can change but it would be crazy to disregard his track record.
2. He is just too divisive, Trump does not appeal to moderate/non-partisan voters. Even if you’re okay with his F policy/economics/nationalism, the twitter nonsense is off-putting.
3. All polls show Trump is on course to lose.
Someone check if orla Smith is OK
@Chonky Racoon: he’ll be grand
@Chonky Racoon: God bless her poor soul.
@Chonky Racoon: Liam is fine.
@Rory Toner: Shes off buying milkshakes..
Trump will be sorry he came after they cross paths.
@Chonky Racoon: brilliant lol
@Humphrey Harold Haddington: I’m surprised at people wasting milkshakes , whatever happened to using rotten tomatoes?
A moderate president who tweets too much…..Obama and Bush started more regime change wars since 2001 at cost of millions of lives…He is good for US economy and employment also…..
@iComment: Go away with calling him moderate, good lord.
@iComment:
The man is an utter buffoon. Spouting verbal diarrhoea everywhere.
So if someone could just get him off Twitter, the unemployment rates and economy could actually get this racist re-elected.
Wonder will he visit Barak Obama plaza?
@James Kiernan: If he’s lucky
@Tweety McTweeter: yes and build a wall to close it down. Hopefully.
How does one rent that blimp from London? Asking for a friend. Nothing to do with this article. No sir-ee bob.
I am sure the 350 people working in west Clare are very happy he is coming. Even if you don’t like him we should respect the office he holds.
Can’t wait
Weather alert June 5th: Orange warning. Please stay indoors.
Delighted it’s a great honour to host such an important person to our shores. MAGA
MIGA.
@CBOjNUsc:
MIRFTFT
@CBOjNUsc: STFUAD.
We love you Donny!
Hail to the Chief
The milkshakes will be flying
So that means 50 trump articles a day now. Great..
If you look at the US economy trump is doing good, yes he has his quirks but I like him
@bill2345: dear Bill, seek treatment asap!
I’m here for the impending meltdown….
Great news. I hope that U.S. President Trump visits Dublin also. And I hope that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar does the mature and gracious thing by paying a courtesy visit to Mr Trump at his beloved home in Doonbeg (not just in Shannon).
@J. Reid:winner of the sycophant of the day award.
Organize the meetup at the Cliffs of Moher…
@K E R R I G A N: well, if push comes to shove….
Ooh the excitement… NOT!
Wait until he finds out that there’s no strip club in co. Clare!
@George McCarthy: who told you that … you didn’t look hard enough… through Mary’s window !
Two US presidents in a row visiting us, and from different sides of the aisle over there. We seem to be getting more popular.
We have a new Trump plaza
How much will this cost us ?
@Louise Ryan: 20 euro and a packet of Monster Munch.
@Luke Lee: i feckin love Monster Munch!!!
@tooler doogan: Munster munch? Sorry…..
Can’t wait, he’s doing a great job!!
Will ignore
He decided he was coming the west of Ireland the moment he was told he was guaranteed he was going to get pissed on…
@Paul Lanigan: brillant
Good stuff.
Road security box made in china by Huawei ?… Ah noooo
The irish gov must be giddy with excitement. MASSIVE PHOTO OPP. Cancel the 3 month holidays!
What is so singularly depressing about this is the way that people are falling into the trap of believing that Trump is actually different from any other right wing politicians and from the Democratic candidates. He isn’t and this artificial distancing is a weak attempt to disguise this fact. How different are FG from the Republican party in reality?
@alan: Very very different on almost every issue.
Worst kept secret ever.
MAGA
Can’t wait, best president America ever had!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2292992127640265/?ti=cl
That link it for protest for the day trump is due to visit all welcome to join the page
@Jamie Kearney: I was about to ask if we were having the protest on Bank holiday Monday, or what.
@Jamie Kearney: most of us work.
@Jamie Kearney:
We should all protest by just ignoring Jim and staying away, just like his inauguration.
If there is a big crowd protesting he will just spin it around:
“Look how Ireland loves me, me yes me, they can’t get enough of me, 2000 Irish men and women, yes women, and of course children, I love Irish children, they’re the best. The whole population of Ireland came out to show they love me!”
Ohhh I feel sick already.
@.: sorry smart phone for ‘Jim’ read ‘him’
Will the Tax Payer have to pay the cost of his Accommodation as it is a State Visit
@pat seery: he’s staying in his own hotel..
Spray tanning will be an epidemic in Ireland now!
Roads too narrow for secret service vehicles down in Clare ? Seriously ?
Get a grip.
Only time a secret service vehicle came to a grinding halt was in Dublin outside the American embassy!
I’ll be sure to stock up on milkshakes before his arrival.
Nah just kidding, I don’t fancy being impaled by 39373 bullets.
What’s going to happen when they hand him the pint of Guinness and find out he doesn’t drink???? Then we will see how good the Secret Service really are!!
@Kyle Mac Creddin: great opportunity for Diagio to launch Guinness 0-00. Though that might not be a runner to go back to the sponsoring of the All Ireland hurling championship.
@Daniel Dunne: well they generally hand them a Guinness and a Hurley (because we are all Guinness swigging Hurley Swingers). So it would be a great advertisement!!
Shannon is fine.
He can have a fill of duty free best Russian vodka, stay on the plane like Boris and Leo can shout up the steps at him!
Unlikely to be perceived as toxic – SEEMS WRONG ?
Great to hear that a powerful world leader and the biggest employer in West Clare is dropping in to say hello and meet the Taoiseach for a friendly chat.
Hopefully the VP Mike Pence will visit his ancestral home in Co.Sligo in the near future.
Spay of tans will go through the roof!
600rooms required
Who cares. Stay the hell where you are.
Organize the meetup at the Cliffs of Moher…
Thats the roads then in a mess…
I Wonder will he metion ben Gilroys viral vid to leo when he comes over ???
Only in Ireland cos Mr Bean is interviewing him for a job as Politics & Society teacher…apparently it’s in the bag…
Trump likes walls, mabye he is casing the joint to see where he will put up a wall.
Yay i could get a selfie, of me and Trump at the wall.
Great to see him coming. America gave refuge to many 1000s of our people.
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