Trump arrives in Ireland for two-day visit, to meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin
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US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ireland for a two-day visit, landing at Dublin Airport on Saturday morning. He was greeted by Tánaiste Simon Harris and Foreign Minister Helen McEntee. Trump will hold a courtesy call with Irish President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin, followed by a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. He will also attend events at the US Ambassador's residence in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Trump is scheduled to attend the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament at his own Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg in County Clare. President Connolly, an outspoken Gaza activist who has criticized Trump over tariffs, faces pressure from Sinn Féin and other parties to raise the Gaza issue during their meeting. Irish authorities have planned for months for what is described as one of the biggest security operations in the state's history. Thousands are expected at protests in Dublin and Doonbeg. Trump's sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are expected to accompany him in Doonbeg.
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Image caption: Donald Trump arriving in Dublin
By Gabija Gataveckaite, BBC News NI Dublin correspondent
Updated 1 minute ago
US President Donald Trump has arrived for a two-day visit to Ireland.
He was greeted by Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Harris and Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee at Dublin Airport on Saturday morning.
Trump will hold a courtesy call with Irish President Catherine Connolly as well as a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin. He will also attend events at the US Ambassador to Ireland Ed Walsh's residence in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
Trump will then attend the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament, which is taking place at the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg in County Clare, which he owns.
Image caption: Catherine Connolly at the Áras an Uachtaráin waiting for Donald Trump
Meeting with Irish President
Trump is due to meet Irish President Catherine Connolly at the Áras an Uachtaráin.
President Connolly, an outspoken Gaza activist who has been critical of the US and said Trump is acting "like a bully" over tariffs, has come under pressure to raise issues in the Middle East during her brief meeting with the US president.
Sinn Féin and a series of other parties in the Republic who backed her in the Irish presidency campaign last year have called on her to raise Gaza during her meeting with Trump.
Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian countries in the European Union and has been criticised for its stance by Israel.
Image caption: Donald Trump lands in Dublin
Security and Protests
Irish authorities have been planning for Trump's visit for months in what will be one of the biggest security operations in the history of the state.
Thousands of people are expected at protests in Dublin, and a protest will also be held in Doonbeg.
A small number of crowd control barriers are beside the American Embassy in central Dublin, but President Trump is not scheduled to be anywhere near the building.
Travel and Itinerary
On Friday night, Trump boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, near the US capital Washington DC, and flew out for his trip to Ireland.
He visited the Republic in 2019, when he spent time at his golf course, and also visited in 2023.
His sons Eric and Donald Trump Junior are expected to accompany Trump in Doonbeg.
Image caption: A small number of crowd control barriers are beside the American Embassy in Dublin
Image caption: Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he looks "forward to welcoming President"
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Trump arrives in Ireland for two-day visit amid massive security operation and planned protests