Trump cuts short trip to Doonbeg

FORMER US president Donald Trump was in Scotland and Ireland last week visiting golf courses he owns in both countries – one in Aberdeenshire, and one in Co. Clare.

He began his trip in Scotland on Tuesday, where he played a round of golf at his Turnberry course in South Ayreshire. He then flew into Shannon airport to commence the Irish leg of his brief trip.

Trump, who has confirmed his intention to stand for selection as the Republican party’s candidate for the 2024 presidential election, headed straight to his Doonbeg golf resort in Co. Clare.

When questioned why he came to Ireland while still facing an ongoing civil rape case back in New York, he told reporters: “We had a long-standing agreement to come here.”

But he subsequently cut short his flying visit to the Republic telling reporters he had to deal with a court case in the United States.

The ex-US president spent less than 24 hours at Doonbeg, but did manage to get a round of golf in at the Co. Clare court.

He said he was leaving early to fight allegations being made against him in a civil case in New York.

Earlier Mr Trump told the BBC the political crisis that has left NI without its power-sharing government will be a “tough one to resolve”.

“Well we’re going to see – they’re negotiating and we’re going to see,” he said on Wednesday night. There are a lot of negotiations going on in Ireland and other places right now, but it’s going be a tough one.”

Speaking to reporters, he repeated his

McCarthy from the Icarus research facility at Maynooth University told RTÉ: “Without the Gulf Stream system the climate of Ireland would be much more like the climate of Iceland.” There would also be an increase in the number of Atlantic storms that Ireland would experience.

The Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report found that the Gulf Stream, hit climate targets the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc), a vital component in the Earth’s climate. During the last Ice Age is ceased to drive warm air to Ireland, some 14,000 years ago, which saw ice, snow and glaciers cover the island.

Paul Connolly, Chief Executive of the Marine Institute, at the launch of the report, said: “Scientific evidence is critical to informing marine climate adaptation in Ireland: Local authorities require evidence to formulate action plans in line with national legislation. Changes in the ocean affect seafood, transport and biodiversity.

“Excess nutrients primarily

The Marine Institute report also says that climate change has already contributed to a rising sea level of 2-3mm since the 1990s and a rise of half a degree in sea surface temperatures over the last decade on Ireland’s northern coast.

Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr McCarthy said: “Some climate change is locked in and will happen but we will have a much less extreme experience if we hit those climate targets.” denials of allegations he faces in a civil trial of rape and defamation.

Dr McCarthy said one of the “surprising” aspects of the report is that there is an “element of cooling” in the North Atlantic. “So this is really remarkable that an area of the world is cooling when the whole other part of the world is warming up. We think this is a slowdown in the Gulf Stream system,” he said.

Writer E Jean Carroll is suing Mr Trump for rape. He denies knowing his accuser.

Ms Carroll, 79, has accused Mr Trump, 76, of attacking her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s.

He told reporters in Co. Clare that the allegations were being made because he was rich, famous and a politician.

The BBC reports that at Doonbeg last week he was asked if he would prefer the corporation tax being paid by those companies in Ireland to boost US tax revenue instead.

“I won’t answer that question in your country,” he said.

“A lot of people would say yes.

“Ireland has done a good job – you’ve lured a lot of companies in. They love it here, they really love it here.

“They’ve been treated well just like I’ve been treated well. This has been a great success.”