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Trump visits Dublin ahead of Amgen Irish Open at his Doonbeg resort

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President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin and met Saturday with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, telling reporters he "would love to see" a unified Ireland and that it "may as well happen now." Trump also held talks with Ireland's president, Catherine Connolly, and is scheduled to address U.S. and Irish business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's residence before traveling to his oceanfront Doonbeg golf club in County Clare to watch the Irish Open. Defending champion Rory McIlroy said the tournament will feel "different" with the president in attendance. Some residents expressed annoyance at the disruption from the visit, with taxi driver Christopher Fox saying Trump was "causing mayhem" and a university student calling his attitudes "abhorrent." Organizers of left-leaning opposition parties, anti-military groups, pro-Palestinian organizations and environmentalists plan demonstrations in Dublin on Saturday. CBS News noted the Irish Open is the second European Tour event this year to be held at a Trump property, following the Nexo Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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