Ireland's President Catherine Connolly, center left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center right, during a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump began his weekend visit to Ireland with talks with the country’s president and prime minister, before traveling to watch the Irish Open golf tournament held on a course he owns on the country’s Atlantic coast.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)U.S. President Donald Trump stands on the red carpet after disembarking Air Force One at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)U.S. President Donald Trump, center, is greeted by Ireland’s Finance Minister Simon Harris, left, during arrival at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)U.S. President Donald Trump reviews soldiers from the Guard of Honor during a visit with Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he is welcomed by Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)U.S. President Donald Trump receives the Guard of Honour at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)U.S. President Donald Trump receives the Guard of Honour at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Donald Trump Jr, center, walks with his children after disembarking Air Force One on arrival at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The newly designated Air Force One, top, with U.S. President Donald Trump on board, sits on the runway as the old version of the plane is in the background, at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, prepares to land at Dublin Airport in Dublin, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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