Farmers in the tiny Irish village of Doonbeg have been told to not cut the grass or spread manure-based fertilizer while President Trump is in town.
The edict came from the Irish police force Garda Síochána ahead of Trump’s two-day stopover in County Clare, according to the Times Ireland.
He and wife Melania will stay at the Trump golf resort in Doonbeg Wednesday night before leaving for France on Thursday for D-Day commemorations. He is expected to return to Ireland on Friday to play a round of golf, capping his busy trip to the UK and Europe.
Local farmers were happy to accommodate Trump’s travel plans — given the economic boost his golf course has given the coastal town of 200.
A tractor is driven past a US flag flying near a road in the village of Doonbeg.AFP/Getty Images“It’s not a big inconvenience. The publicity Doonbeg will get is unbelievable so farmers will cope with this,” said Irish Farmers’ Association chairman Willie Hanrahan. “This is the biggest boost that Doonbeg will get for generations.”
Farmers said the dreary weather this week isn’t ideal for spreading slurry, a mixture of water and manure, or cutting silage, grass that is specially prepared to feed cattle, anyway.
Security has been beefed up at Shannon Airport, where Trump will meet Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, and around Doonbeg.
A Friday night bingo game at a local community center has been canceled as a result of security restrictions in place until early Saturday.
