Trump to visit President at Áras during visit next week

US President Donald Trump is set to visit Ireland next week, scheduled to arrive in Dublin early on Saturday 12 September. During his visit, Trump is expected to hold meetings with President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House. The visit, which includes a stop at his golf resort in Doonbeg for the Irish Open tournament, is being described as a brief courtesy call, with no major demonstrations planned.

Demonstrations are anticipated in Dublin and Clare, but the pit stop to turn the sod at the new US embassy in Ballsbridge is unlikely to proceed due to security and logistical challenges. Trump is expected to be greeted at Dublin Airport by Tánaiste Simon Harris and could meet his friend, US Ambassador to Ireland Ed Walsh. The President is set to leave Ireland on Sunday evening, 13 September, or early Monday morning.

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