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Donald Trump is coming to Ireland this month

Published 07:19 3 Jun 2016 BST

Conor Heneghan
Donald Trump is coming to Ireland this month

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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. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738575853261574144 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738576209726955524 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738576553508929536 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/738576654176387072 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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