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GARDAI have confirmed that Donald Trump will not be coming to Clare next week, as had been expected.
It is understood that preliminary preparations had been made for his visit, but it was confirmed this morning that it will now not be going ahead. While there had been few signs of any security activity in Doonbeg, Gardai had been on the brink of making more concrete preparations for Trump’s arrival.
Trump had been expected to visit Doonbeg along with Greg Norman, who designed the course is now CEO of LIV Golf, ahead of a possible LIV tournament at Doonbeg.
Mr Trump has not been to Doonbeg since he stayed there in 2019, during his Presidency.
Indeed he has actually not left America since his time in the White House ended, and earlier this week he accused the FBI of taking passports belonging to him as its agents executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home recently.
Owen Ryan
Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked for a number of other regional titles in Limerick, Galway and Cork.
