A security alert was declared at Donald Trump’s Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland, on Wednesday afternoon after an envelope believed to contain a powder substance was delivered to the site. The alert was subsequently lifted after the package was deemed safe.
The incident occurred as Trump’s son, Eric Trump, was staying at the hotel after arriving in Dublin the previous day. Earlier on Wednesday, the former US president had shared an aerial photograph of the Doonbeg resort, noting that it would be hosting the Irish Golf Open later this year.
A cordon was established at the resort, and the Irish police service, An Garda Síochána, along with the Irish Defence Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, attended the scene. “The package was subsequently deemed safe and the cordon has been lifted,” a Garda spokesperson said. “Investigations are ongoing.”
This is not the first time the Trump resort has been the subject of a security incident. In the past, the hotel has received a bomb threat, which prompted a police investigation, though the hotel was not evacuated on that occasion.
At the time of the latest incident, the five-star hotel was closed for the winter season. Gardaí examined the site but found nothing suspicious.
The US president and his son Eric are currently in Davos, Switzerland, participating in the World Economic Forum. In his address to the conference, Trump declared that “Europe is not heading in the right direction,” though he added that he “loves Europe” and wants to “see it do good.”
The former president’s remarks at Davos follow his recent warning of tariffs against eight European nations that oppose his plans to acquire Greenland. Trump stated that he is “seeking immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland” and that this would “greatly enhance” the NATO alliance, as the US “has been ungracefully treated by NATO.”