'Nicest ballroom in the country' approved for Donald Trump's Doonbeg Golf Course

Environmentalists objected to the proposal, saying more needed to be done to improve the status of a rare snail present at the site

Trump International Golf Club applied to build the ballroom for 320 guests. File picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Clare County Council has given the green light to build a ballroom at US president Donald Trump's Doonbeg Golf Course — subject to conditions including the protection of a tiny species of snails.

Trump International Golf Club on the West Clare coast in December applied to build the ballroom for 320 guests, with Trump's son Eric claiming that it would be "the nicest ball­room in the country".