Irish Americans staged cultural protest against Donald Trump's planned visit to Ireland

Hundreds of Irish Americans opposed to Ireland’s burgeoning relationship with US president Donald Trump held a mass cultural protest last night against his “patently xenophobic policies”.

The Irish Stand event, led by Labour senator Aodhán Ó Riordáin, took place at the Riverside church in New York City, during which celebrities and ordinary citizens hit out at the impending visit of Mr Trump to Ireland, insisting that he and his views are not welcome.

Speaking before the event, Mr Ó Riordáin said Mr Trump’s de facto Muslim travel ban “is an outrage” and “the special agency configured to tackle immigrant-related crime is racist”.