Sports Minister Patrick O'Donovan says he expects US President Donald Trump to visit Ireland "at some point in the future" but that the Government had not yet been given notice Mr Trump intends to travel to the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf resort later this year. "Trump Doonbeg is a massive employer in rural West Clare, in an isolated part of West Clare, and adding a massive part to the local economy there. So it has obviously garnered a huge amount of interest at home and abroad that the Open is going to be held in Trump Doonbeg," he said. US president Donald Trump's visit to Doonbeg in 2023. He said Doonbeg could be surrounded by a ring of steel for September’s Amgen Irish Open, given the “likely” presence of Mr Trump at his Co Clare resort.

Source: Irish Independent February 24, 2026 19:36 UTC