‘Get him in and get him out’: Clare residents divided over Donald Trump visit

Residents in Kilkee and surrounding areas acknowledge Trump’s economic importance to Doonbeg while expressing mixed views on his visit

A Garda armed support vehicle drives through Doonbeg village in Co Clare, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump to the Irish Open at the nearby Trump International Golf Links & Hotel (Damien Eagers/PA)

“Get him in and get him out as quickly as possible”, some Co Clare residents have said in anticipation of US president Donald Trump’s flying visit this weekend.

Many residents of Kilkee – a seaside town just outside Doonbeg, where Mr Trump’s golf course is situated – recognised his importance to the local economy, even if they did not express any love for his political positions.