U.S. President Donald Trump meets Irish leaders ahead of golf tournament in Dublin on September 12, 2026
President Donald Trump held informal talks with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Ireland, before heading to his own golf course to watch the Irish Open. The meetings took place separately from an official state visit and occurred while the American president focused on midterm election campaigns.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on September 12, 2026, for a two-day trip that includes attending the Irish Open at his Doonbeg resort. He met Ireland's President Catherine Connolly and Prime Minister Micheál Martin at Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park. These encounters are not part of an official state visit. Trump stated that concerns regarding traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will be resolved without specific details on how he might assist Saudi Arabia. The Irish President, a former opponent who protested during Trump's 2019 visit, welcomed him with a red carpet ceremony featuring an honor guard and playing of the U.S. national anthem. Before departing for Doonbeg, Trump planned to address business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's residence. Recent Republican convention activities and the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks are context for these political discussions. Protests opposing both war and Trump are scheduled in Dublin and near his golf links in western Ireland. Irish law restricting trade with Palestinian settlements was passed in July.
