It would be mendacious to suggest that excitement and joy is mounting across Ireland in anticipation of a possible visit in June by the president of the United States.

Four Irish restaurants are among the new names to be awarded Michelin Bib Gourmand status this year.

State Department approved $28k spend for Secret Service activity coinciding with visit by Trump’s son

Clare is the fourth county in this series of best 18 holes in a county. Despite having only 11 courses, the Banner county boasts globally recognised Doonbeg and Lahinch, as well as Dromoland Castle, so it is not lacking in quality. Here’s our imaginary scorecard for the 18 best holes.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s intervention in the planning process for a windfarm, at the behest of Donald Trump, has triggered claims that the move reeks of “clientelism”.

Potential Russian mafia funding links with Donald Trump’s five-star Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare have been discussed behind closed doors at a US intelligence committee hearing.

A district court judge has set aside a judgement of €14,095 against the President of the United States, Donald Trump.

The Trump family have secured their first planning victory for their luxury golf links resort at Doonbeg.

Residents, environment groups, and surfers file objections to planned protection works at Doonbeg

“Time and tide wait for no man…” wrote Robert Frost, the American poet, “… but time always stands still for a woman of 30.”

The son of incoming US president Donald Trump has said that next year will be a banner one for the Doonbeg resort in Co Clare after it had its strongest year to date in 2016.

The microscopic 2mm whorl snail, the vertigo angustior, may yet ‘trump’ US billionaire Donald Trump in his battle to build a €10m rock barrier at Doonbeg.

There is no question but that Donald Trump will return to Doonbeg many times as United States president.

Donald Trump’s €10m plan to build a coastal rock barrier to protect his links resort at Doonbeg has been described as “a gift to the community”.

Consultants acting for Donald Trump have warned that if the US billionaire doesn’t secure planning permission for a 200,000 tonne ‘wall’ of rock armour to protect his Doonbeg golf resort, the resort risks potential closure.

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump wants to build a wall of rock armour along a stretch of the Irish Atlantic coast to stop the ocean blowing away his Doonbeg links course.

US billionaire Donald Trump has finally won his battle against plans for a windfarm near Doonbeg golf course — which he owns — thanks to a little-known freshwater pearl mussel.

American billionaire Donald Trump is on a collision course with wind farm developers who are planning to erect a giant wind farm only 4km from Trump’s Doonbeg golf club on the Clare coast.

With kids in the back, tent packed and a Lexus GS 450h F Sport for transport, John O’Mahony hits the trail.

The tiny protected snail Vertigo Angustior has managed to put a block on US billionaire Donald Trump’s plans to put in place urgent coastal protection works at his Doonbeg golf course.

A trio of top hotels, in Cork City, Killarney, and Kilkenny, is being offered as a rare portfolio sale bundle, for €30m.

A lawyer representing the liquidator of Doonbeg golf club has told a court there are no funds available for unsecured creditors in the liquidation.

Most of the investors who purchased properties with rental guarantee agreements attached to the Doonbeg golf resort now “face ruin”.

Billionaire Donald Trump has not come to the rescue of a widow and other luxury suite owners at Doonbeg Golf Club who were left out of pocket by the collapse of the company.

A former member of Doonbeg Golf Club has secured judgment of $39,500 (€28,608) against Doonbeg Golf Club concerning a refundable joining fee of $45,000 the firm had refused to return to him.

The Doonbeg golf resort recorded its biggest ever annual pre-tax loss of €20.4m before its owners appointed a receiver that resulted in the resort’s recent sale to US billionaire Donald Trump.

Donald Trump is considering a complete rebuild of the link golf course at Doonbeg that could bring him into conflict with environmentalists over protected dunes and the microscopic snail that limited the original Greg Norman project.

Millionaire property mogul, television personality, prospective Republican Party nominee for the US presidency, Obama-baiter.

American business magnate Donald Trump Sr last night officially became owner of Doonbeg Lodge and Golf Club in Co Clare after his organisation completed a reported €15m purchase of the 400-acre resort.

American billionaire and new owner of Doonbeg golf club, Donald Trump, may not have left his wind farm troubles behind in Scotland.

Will Trump’s flirtations with Clare resort turn sour, asks Caroline O’Doherty

The violent storms that battered the west coast throughout the past 48 hours prevented Donald Trump junior and his brother Eric from making their way to West Clare to visit their magnificent new acquisition at Doonbeg.

Executives from Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar organisation fly into Shannon this morning to eye up their latest golf investment at Doonbeg, Co Clare, admitting they’ve landed a “spectacular gem” for around $15m (€11m).

Seldom has overseas investment in an indigenous gem been met with such a collective frisson of excitement as with the confirmation yesterday that Donald Trump had waved his oversized chequebook in the direction of Doonbeg, Co Clare.

By Tony Leen

American property mogul Donald Trump is in the frame to purchase the five-star Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare for around €15m.

Clare County Council has revised upwards its flood repair bill by 55% to €36.8m as a result of further damage brought about by the recent storms.

The general manager of the five-star Doonbeg golf resort said yesterday that he has already received six enquiries in a 48-hour period from overseas investors looking to buy the resort.

A receiver has been appointed to The Lodge at Doonbeg and Doonbeg Golf Club at the invitation of the company’s directors.

It certainly wasn’t your traditional county final celebration but Podge Collins wouldn’t have it any other way.