Donald Trump’s €10m Doonbeg plan a ‘gift to the community’

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”.

That is according to John Flanagan, who farms 30 acres of land containing 70 cattle beside the golf resort and Doughmore beach.

“This is our shot at fixing the future. My father is 82 years of age and he has seen over half the dunes washed away during his life by the ocean,” said Mr Flanagan, whose home is located 750m from the beach.