Local groups, including the Irish Neutrality League, which advocates for Irish neutrality in international conflicts, and The Irish Anti-War Movement, have expressed their intention to take part in demonstrations.
“They are angry about fuel prices, which have spiraled because of his unnecessary war of aggression in Iran,” she told Irish media last week, adding that people are also angry about the “ill-treatment of the Palestinian people by his closest allies in Israel.”
“We should also be very clear that people have every right to peacefully protest President Trump’s visit. We expect there will be significant protests and many Labour Party members and elected representatives will be joining them,” she tells TIME. "Many people in Ireland have profound and legitimate objections to his Administration’s actions and policies, to put it mildly, and they have every right to make those views heard."
Amid much discussion over the trip and the expected protests, here’s what we know so far.
The protest is scheduled to start on Sept. 12 at the Garden of Remembrance, a public memorial to those who "gave their lives in the cause of Irish freedom."
Protest organizers said they expect a “big” but “safe event,” which they described as a “family-friendly, peaceful protest.”
Another demonstration is planned for Shannon in the west of Ireland. (Trump arrived at Shannon Airport during his presidential visit to Ireland in 2019.) Shannon Airport is used by the U.S. military as a transit, refueling, and logistical hub.
Trump's visit has also drawn backlash from some Irish lawmakers.
The lawmaker referenced the war in Iran and the U.S.' fractured relationship with the European Union as being among his reasons for opposing the trip.
“I do believe there's a groundswell of people who don't want this visit, who don't want him here, who would rather he wasn't coming,” he says of the planned protests. “They certainly will make their views known if and when he does arrive.”
Trump’s expected itinerary in Ireland
Trump is set to visit Ireland from Sept. 12 to 13, a White House official told TIME.
Once in Ireland, the President is set to attend an event with embassy personnel and business officials, ahead of attending the Irish Open at Trump Doonbeg.
Trump may also visit Irish President Catherine Connolly at her official residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, in Phoenix Park, although such a meeting has yet to be confirmed.
The St. Patrick’s Day visit marks a respected tradition when the Irish leader brings a bowl of shamrocks to the U.S. President as both reflect on the importance of Irish-American relations and history.
However, there have been some tense moments, most notably when Martin defended former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer while seated alongside Trump in the Oval Office in March this year.
“I’m disappointed with Keir. I like him. I think he’s a nice man, but I’m disappointed,” Trump said at the time, repeating his criticism that, “Keir is not Winston Churchill.”
“I just want to put that on the record,” Martin told Trump. “I do believe that he's a very earnest, sound person, who I think you have a capacity to get on with, and you've got on with him before.”
Martin and Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 17, 2026. —Yuri Gripas––Getty Images
Trump’s first visit since Catherine Connolly became President
This will be Trump’s first presidential visit to Ireland since Catherine Connolly was elected President in October 2025.
She repeated that message during her St. Patrick’s Day address.
“He’s lucky I exist, that’s all I can say,” Trump said in the Oval Office on March 17.
Connolly pledged “to be a catalyst for change, resist militarization, and work toward a United Ireland—potentially putting her at odds with Ireland’s own government, and its allies in Europe and America,” Irish political correspondent Gavan Reilly wrote in a November 2025 article for TIME.
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