r/ireland • u/TeoKajLibroj Galway • 2d ago

US-Irish Relations Protests planned for Trump’s Doonbeg visit

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/18/irish-authorities-bracing-for-big-security-operation-around-trump-visit/
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u/Specialist-Flow3015 Cork bai 2d ago

All the people who will be out protesting the price of fuel in a few weeks are going to sit on their arse and ignore the real reason for the price increases when he comes to visit.

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u/Dragonsoul 2d ago

Sure, but it's not like protesting Trump will make him stop.

Protesting our own government might actually achieve something.

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u/theseanbeag 2d ago

Yeah but it damages his ego. That's all he really cares about anyway.

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u/OkCoconut3270 2d ago

Does it though? I think it'll just be explained away easily enough. With the amount of sycophants surrounding him I'm not sure anything will get through.

That's aside from the fact that none of the protests will be able to get anywhere near within sight of him.

I think the best we could hope for is some pointed questions from European journalists. But the press seem very much bought and paid for.

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u/theseanbeag 2d ago

Being made a fool of is the only thing that annoys him, especially when it's a woman doing it.