Nearly 100,000 protest at Donald Trump’s Clare seawall plan

More than 94,000 people have signed a petition protesting Donald Trump’s plans to build a concrete wall to protect the erosion-hit dunes in front of his Doonbeg golf course, in Co Clare.

Dr Philippe Maison, the head of Europe’s biggest surfing organisation, has told of his anger at the billionaire’s plans for a €10m rock beach wall to protect his Irish links resort. He said the US tycoon should relocate his golf course.

Many locals are happy the US presidential candidate wants to spend millions on coastal defences in front of his five-star property, as it protects them from winter storm-flooding. But surfers across Europe have created the online petition, which has 94,000 signatures.