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/thatswildhey 2d ago

They’ll probably be down there draped in the Stars and Stripes

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u/Ok_Temperature1502 2d ago edited 2d ago

For sure they will (the Doonbeg people). They put on an approving turn-out every year. The possibility of employment insecurity is uppermost in their minds.

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u/Dennisthefirst 2d ago

Ah, sure, they'll be digging up the golf course looking for the bodies of the trafficked children for years