Donald Trump lands in Dublin for two-day Ireland visit – live

Donald Trump has touched down in Dublin this morning for a two-day visit to Ireland, where he will hold talks with the Irish president and prime minister, and play golf. The weekend visit coincides with the Irish Open, a major golf tournament taking place at the beachfront Doonberg golf course owned by the US president. He will meet with president Catherine Connolly, who has previously been highly critical of Trump, not least because he mistakenly referred to her as a man.

As the Guardian’s Irish correspondent, Rory Carroll, reports, the meeting has prompted headlines asking: “What could possibly go wrong?” Many in Ireland are rooting for Connolly to let rip at Trump for his policies and rhetoric on immigrants and the Middle East. Others hope she will stifle any criticisms to avoid provoking a visitor who could upend Ireland’s economy.” Read the full report here: Trump is then scheduled to meet the taoiseach Micheál Martin, with whom he has a more cordial relationship, before heading t