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69% Oppose Trump’s Dublin Visit, Poll Finds

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump Dublin Visit

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on September 12 2026, met President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and attended the Irish Open at Doonbeg.
A Sunday Independent and Ireland Thinks poll found 69 % of Irish respondents opposed the president’s visit.
Premier Simon Harris said the trip could discuss ties creating jobs for hundreds of thousands.
The operation cost €20 million of taxpayer money, with water cannons ready and arrests promised.

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Trump Dublin

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on 12 September 2026 to meet leaders and attend the Irish Open at his Doonbeg resort.
The trip was presented as a routine weekend golf event rather than a formal state visit.
Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris greeted Trump on the tarmac.
Trump will present Irish Open trophy Sunday, continuing Trump Organization’s Doonbeg management since 2014.

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Trump Dublin Visit

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on September 12, 2026, met Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and attended Irish Open at Doonbeg.
In meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Donald Trump said a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” and should happen soon.
Irish police deployed officers, creating one of the largest security operations in Dublin.
Left-leaning parties, anti-military and pro-Palestinian groups planned protests in Dublin, Doonbeg and Shannon Airport.

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A poll by the Sunday Independent and Ireland Thinks found 69 % of Irish respondents opposed President Donald Trump’s visit.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in both Center- and Right-leaning coverage.

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Trump Dublin Visit

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on September 12 2026, met President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and attended the Irish Open at Doonbeg.
A Sunday Independent and Ireland Thinks poll found 69 % of Irish respondents opposed the president’s visit.
Premier Simon Harris said the trip could discuss ties creating jobs for hundreds of thousands.
The operation cost €20 million of taxpayer money, with water cannons ready and arrests promised.

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