Donald Trump touches down in Ireland
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Why is County Clare preparing for President Trump's arrival today?
But we're going to begin this morning's programme in Clare ahead of President Trump's arrival. The plane hasn't landed yet. Now, the last time an American president, this publicly unpopular, visited County Clare was 22 years ago. George W. Bush went to Drumoland Castle, and President and protesters were kept apart back then by the simple expedient of closing down all of the roads around. around Ramoland Castle. Obviously they can't do that this time around. Brian O'Connell is in Doombeg to see what they are doing. Good morning, Brian. Is Doonbeg big enough for a presidential entourage and a major sporting event?
Well I think that will be put to the test today really, won't it? Because in a sense the security and the layers of security have been building here in Dunbeg since Wednesday. But really the crowds, the number of spectators e is expected to ramp up today and tomorrow. Um so that will put it to the test. But people are having to park quite a distance away, up to about eleven kilometers away in designated car parks. So essentially the village of Dunbeg is very much locked down. There isn't parking in the village, there's local access only. People have to get a shuttle bus in and out and a shuttle bus from there to the resort. I left Dennis this morning and there is a considerable extra uh up upping of the number of security and checkpoints and man checkpoints along that route compared to travelling here during the week.
Right now you can probably hear a lot of noise in the background, Philip, but right now I'm actually in a security. Just at the entrance to the uh Trump resort here in Dune Beg. And in front of me, there are a number of US Secret Service agents, quite a number of Guardian, number of private security people, and they are scanning and checking every credential of everyone who's coming in this entrance. And this is generally a media entrance. There's airport style scanners, you can probably hear them buzzing in the background. They have been deployed here for the first time this week. So every bag that's been coming in is been checked. So there's definitely a huge increase in the level of security here and there were local diversions in place this morning for the first time on those access routes in.
So you can see that's how they're trying to control how people get in and out of here today.
There's a weather warning in the three counties to the north of you.
How is the security and traffic plan being handled in Doonbeg for the visit?
Not a great day for watching a round of golf for a man who makes the hair and makeup choices that Donald Trump does.
Well it's I mean I've s come in here into the tent here because it's so windy outside and so wet, so it is going to be uh one of those days where in in golfing terms it's gonna be quite difficult to post a good score, I would imagine. Um what we know this morning in terms of the itinerary is that Donald Trump is expected to land in Dublin Airport within the next fifteen minutes on Air Force One. From there we know he's gonna transfer to a motorcade, he's gonna go on to Phoenix Park where he's gonna meet President Catherine Connolly at Oris Nukdron. Expected to arrive in Farmley House in Phoenix Park at around ten AM, where he's expected to meet on Taoiseach Mee Hall Martin. There may be an opportunity for media questions then.
And then from there his next stop will be the US Ambassadors, Deerfield residence, again in Phoenix Park. I think he's going to meet some business leaders there and then it's back to Dublin Airport, departure to Shannon, and is expected to land here sometime. around a quarter past one in Shannon and then transfer a Marine 1 helicopter. It's a 15-minute flight here to Dunbake where he'll land on or near the course sometime around 20 to 2. There is some suggestion Philip play at the Irish Open here is going to have to pause to accommodate the landing and in terms of protest locally I understand there is expected to be some presence in Doombeg village this morning um perhaps from about 10am onwards.
And then in Shannon from about one o'clock onwards. I mean that's the broad outline of the itinerary so far.
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