Trump is scheduled to visit Ireland on Sept. 12 and 13, when he is expected to attend the final two days of the Amgen Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare.
A White House official confirmed the planned trip, which was first reported by the New York Post and later covered by The Hill.
Before heading to the tournament, Trump is expected to participate in an event with U.S. Embassy employees and business leaders. The White House has not yet released a full public itinerary for the two-day visit.
The trip will put Trump on hand for the closing rounds of the Irish Open, which runs from Sept. 10 through Sept. 13 at the president’s seaside resort on Ireland’s Atlantic coast.
Trump had been signaling for months that he wanted to attend.
“It would be an honor,” Trump said during a March meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the White House, praising the tournament’s decision to select the Doonbeg course.
Later that month, Trump told a congressional luncheon that the event was “a great honor” for the property and offered a message to the tournament’s top players.
“Say hello to Rory McIlroy and all of those great players,” Trump said, according to a transcript of his remarks.
By July, the president sounded even more likely to make the trip. In a video message played at U.S. Ambassador Edward Walsh’s Independence Day celebration in Dublin, Trump said he thought he would travel to Doonbeg to watch the tournament.
“We’re going to watch Rory and all the great players,” Trump said, according to The Journal.
McIlroy will arrive as the tournament’s defending champion after winning the 2025 Irish Open at The K Club. The Northern Irish star is also coming off a second consecutive Masters victory, which Trump publicly celebrated when McIlroy attended a White House state dinner for King Charles III earlier this year.
Trump’s visit is also expected to trigger a significant security operation. Preparations involving the U.S. Secret Service and An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s national police force, are reportedly underway as officials plan for the president’s movements between Dublin and County Clare.
Irish officials are also considering possible meetings between Trump and the country’s political leaders, according to The Times, although those elements of the schedule have not been publicly confirmed.
The Trump Organization purchased the Doonbeg property in 2014, two years before Trump won his first presidential election. This year marks the first time the resort will host the Irish Open.
Even before the White House confirmation, the resort had been preparing for the possibility of a presidential appearance. Managing director Joe Russell said in February that Trump was “earmarked” to attend, while Eric Trump was already expected to be there, according to Golf Monthly.
Trump has made several appearances at major golf events during his second term, including tournaments held at properties owned by his company. His Ireland trip now gives the president another chance to mix diplomacy, business outreach and championship golf during a packed two-day visit.
