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- U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Ireland on Sept. 12-13 for the Irish Open at Doonbeg.
- President Trump will attend a reception with embassy staff and business officials.
- Irish sources call the security plan “monstrous” and say gardaí are ready for protests.
- Rory McIlroy will defend his Irish Open title after back-to-back Masters wins.
- The trip follows the GOP national convention in Dallas on Sept. 9-10, which Trump hoped would boost support.
