A man and his walls: Donald Trump gets the green light to build a seawall around his golf course in Doonbeg – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

A man and his walls: Donald Trump gets the green light to build a seawall around his golf course in Doonbeg




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If there is anything that Donald Trump likes is walls. Walls to keep illegal aliens out of the United States, or walls to keep the natural force of the sea from encroaching onto one of his beloved golf courses.

So it is now that POTUS has finally gotten the green light to build a wall around his golf course in Doonbeg, Co. Clare, after years of wrangling and stiff opposition from local groups. Clare County Council rubberstamped the decision today.

The plans call for the erection of a 38,000 tonne rock barrier to protect holes 1, 9 and 18 from being swallowed by the sea.

Financial, rather than environmental issues seem to have tipped the balance, as locals say that ‘without the golf course, there is no hotel.’

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