During Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s visit to Trump last year, the U.S. leader expressed frustration over construction challenges at his Irish resort, wrongly blaming Brussels instead of Dublin.
Next month, Trump is expected to offer praise to Martin for the approval of the Irish ballroom.
Martin’s spokesperson welcomed the decision but emphasized it was a local issue for Clare councilors, not the central government. Fianna Fáil, led by Martin, is the dominant party on the Clare council.
The planning approval requires Trump’s team to create a viable plan to protect the narrow-mouthed whorl snail, a nearly invisible endangered species.
The small dark brown snails, about 2 millimeters tall, used to thrive in Irish coastal dunes and grasslands but are now in serious decline, including near Trump’s resort. Trump and his sons have been in conflict with Irish planning and environmental interests for years over the gastropod’s survival.
Eric Trump, who has managed the family’s business interests at Doonbeg since its 2014 acquisition, claimed last September that the ballroom would be “the best you’ve ever seen.”
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