Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says
Reports say the US president may attend the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf course from 12 September
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin with US President Donald Trump at the White House as part of his visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day in March (Niall Carson/PA)
Photograph: The Press (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Irish premier Micheál Martin said on 29 August 2024 that no details of a possible Donald Trump visit to Ireland in September are confirmed.
- Reports say Trump may visit Ireland for at least two days from 12 September, including a stop at his Doonbeg golf course for the Irish Open.
- A Dublin visit is also expected, but details remain unfinalised. The Irish Open ends on 13 September, coinciding with 9/11 commemorations in the US.
- No right-rated outlet carried the story, though it was reported by four left-rated and three centre-rated outlets.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
58/100
Craft
85/100
Hype
12/100
9 sources · methodology
Missing from the right
None of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Irish premier Micheál Martin said on 29 August 2024 that there is “nothing confirmed” about a possible visit by US President Donald Trump to Ireland next month. Martin made the statement in Belfast, responding to speculation about Trump’s plans.
Reports say Trump may visit Ireland for at least two days from 12 September. The trip is expected to include a stop in County Clare, where he would attend the Irish Open golf tournament at his Doonbeg golf course. The final day of the tournament is 13 September, the same week as 9/11 commemorations in the US.
A visit to Dublin is also expected, though details of that portion remain unfinalised. Trump’s last visit to Ireland in 2023 drew a warm reception in Doonbeg, where locals waved American flags and wore Make America Great Again caps. His 2019 visit, while he was in office, sparked protests in Dublin from climate change, left-wing, pro-Palestine, pro-choice, anti-racism and anti-war activists.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran the story at all. None of the digests from left-rated or centre-rated outlets mentioned the 9/11 commemorations scheduled for the same week as the Irish Open’s final day.
Coverage settled. We checked this 49 times and stopped on 12 Aug 2026, 09:16. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
5 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports led on Micheál Martin’s statement that no details of the visit are confirmed. Breaking News and The Press carried Martin’s full quote: “Nothing confirmed there yet. There’s been lots of speculation in respect of a prospective visit.” Both outlets also reported Trump’s earlier remarks at the US embassy’s Fourth of July celebrations, where he said he would like to attend the Irish Open.
- Breaking News and The Press included details of past protests during Trump’s 2019 visit, naming the groups involved and noting the Trump baby blimp flown in Dublin. The Irish Mirror, The Herald Scotland and The Independent carried digests that reported the expected dates and locations of the visit but did not mention protests or past receptions.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports focused on the expected dates and locations of the visit. The Press, Impartial Reporter, Evening Standard and The Herald Scotland carried digests that stated Trump may visit Ireland for at least two days from 12 September, including a stop at Doonbeg for the Irish Open. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned past protests or Trump’s 2023 reception in Doonbeg.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right ran this story. We watched the coverage until it stopped changing, and none appeared.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 56% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says biased?
- Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Donald Trump’s September Ireland visit unconfirmed, Irish premier says?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Micheál Martin say about Donald Trump’s possible visit to Ireland?
- Irish premier Micheál Martin said on 29 August 2024 that no details of a possible Donald Trump visit to Ireland in September are confirmed. He stated there is “nothing confirmed there yet” and noted speculation about the visit, including Trump’s earlier remarks about attending the Irish Open.
- When is Donald Trump expected to visit Ireland, and where would he go?
- Reports say Donald Trump may visit Ireland for at least two days from 12 September 2024. The trip is expected to include a stop at his Doonbeg golf course in County Clare for the Irish Open, with a possible visit to Dublin also planned, though details remain unfinalised.
- Which outlets reported on Donald Trump’s possible Ireland visit?
- The story was reported by four left-rated outlets (Breaking News, Irish Mirror, The Herald Scotland, The Independent) and three centre-rated outlets (The Press, Impartial Reporter, Evening Standard). No right-rated outlet carried the story.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
5- Honesty about Israeli-made system and Government jet would have been refreshing (opens Irish Times in a new tab)
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- Taoiseach defends new government jet amid reports navigational tool was omitted (opens Irish Mirror in a new tab)
Irish Mirror — is Irish Mirror biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier (opens The Herald Scotland in a new tab)
The Herald Scotland — is The Herald Scotland biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Taoiseach (opens Breaking News in a new tab)
Breaking News — is Breaking News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier (opens The Independent in a new tab)
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Centre
4- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier (opens The Press in a new tab)
- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier (opens Impartial Reporter in a new tab)
Impartial Reporter — is Impartial Reporter biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier (opens Belfast Telegraph in a new tab)
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- ‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier (opens Evening Standard in a new tab)
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Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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