SENATOR: TRUMP SHOULD NOT FEEL WELCOME HERE
PRESIDENT Donald Trump can expect strong protests to mark his visit to Ireland next month, a senator warned yesterday.
The White House has finally confirmed he will land on Irish soil on June 5, after his official State visit to the UK.
The most powerful man in the world is expected to stay at his golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare, for two nights.
His visit is expected to be marked by a number of protests, although with his tight security cordon, it is unlikely activists will get near him.
Labour Senator Aodain O Riordain will be one of those protesting. He urged Trump and O Riordain
“all progressives and democrats to work together to ensure Ireland sends a message that Mr Trump is not welcome”.
Senator O Riordain added: “The Government should not facilitate his re-election effort with managed events.
“President Trump has worked to undermine the international order and destroy global efforts to tackle climate change. He has launched a trade war and just this week has ratcheted up tension in the Middle East with threats to Iran.
“He has worked to undermine peace in Israel and Palestine, alongside courting the North Korean dictator.
“We know why Trump is visiting Ireland. It is to exploit the visit to appeal to Irish American voters in the 2020 IT’S normally the monarch who says “Off with his head” but yesterday the King of Sweden almost lost his to a hurley swing.
Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, who are on a three-day state visit to Ireland, were given a tour of Croke Park, Dublin, yesterday.
And during a hurling demonstration, the king almost felt the business end of the stick.
An onlooker said: “Part of the royal couple’s itinerary was a taste of GAA presidential election. We should not be facilitating his visit and providing highlymanaged PR opportunities.
“This man and his politics are not welcome in Ireland.
“In the next few days I intend to work with parties like the Greens and others to see how we can best do that.”
The Taoiseach will meet Mr Trump in Shannon Airport on the day of his arrival.
There is a special room for VIPS and State leaders at the airport where dignitaries have been hosted in the past.
The President will fly to Normandy in France for the 75th anniversary D-day commemorations with the presidential party expected to return to Doonbeg on the night of June 6.
Mr Trump will fly back to America from Shannon on the following day. games and they were shown the basics of hurling.
“Gustaf may not have not have known how fast the hurley is swung because his face came within inches of becoming a sliotar.”
Also yesterday Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia were welcomed by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina at Aras an Uachtarain
The king inspected the Guard of Honour and a 21-gun salute was fired. There was also a fly-past by the Air Corps. Children from St Brigid’s girls school in Palmerstown in Dublin also greeted the couple.