Ahead of his arrival at the Irish Open, President Donald Trump confirmed plans to come back to Ireland for the 2027 Ryder Cup.
President Donald Trump's whirlwind visit to Ireland has kicked off, and he's already planning his next.
The US President is on our shores for the Irish Open which is being held in his Doonbeg Golf Links in Co Clare, and he had a pitstop in Dublin before heading West for the event.
Newstalk's Sean Dafoe was at Farmleigh House for the meeting between Donald Trump and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and told The Pat Kenny Show that during the brief press conference, Donald Trump revealed his plans to return to Ireland.
He said on the Ryder Cup announcement: "I think that Taoiseach got a good laugh and a little bit of a shock about.
"Now, he also said that it should be held at Turnberry [Scotland], which is obviously his own resort, and then said, well, they make these decisions 10 years out, don't they?
"The Taoiseach was very clear to point out that it is at Adare Manor as Ireland that have it. So we're going to get to repeat all of this again.
"He's going to be back again for the golfing and all the pomp and everything else that comes with him."
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The question was posed to him by a reporter, and Donald Trump's response was: “I will absolutely [return to Ireland for the Ryder Cup]. It’s a big tournament.
"I do think the Ryder Cup should be held in Turnberry but it won’t be - probably because they give it out 10 years in advance."
His arrival to the Irish Open looks set to cause some issues for leader Shane Lowry as play will have to pause when Marine One is coming in to land.
The specially built helipad is next to the third tee at Doonbeg Golf links, with the US President expected to land between 2:30pm-3:00pm.
Lowry is due to tee off for his third round at 2:30pm, so if everything is running to time, his session may be interrupted.
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