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Phoenix Park to close for two days next week during Donald Trump’s visit

From Irish Times · () English

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  • Phoenix Park will close to the public from 11 p.m. on September 10 until 6 p.m. on September 12 during Donald Trump’s visit to Dublin.
  • Trump is scheduled to meet President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the park before travelling to his golf course in County Clare.
  • Dublin Zoo and other park attractions will also close, while essential staff will retain access.

Dublin’s Phoenix Park will shut its gates for almost two days to facilitate Donald Trump’s visit, even though the US president is expected to make only a short stop in the capital on Saturday, September 12.

All park gates, including pedestrian entrances, will close at 11 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, and remain shut until 6 p.m. on Saturday. The closure will also affect every road through the park, keeping attractions such as Dublin Zoo closed to visitors on Friday and Saturday.

for operational reasons

· Office of Public WorksThe agency cited the police request when explaining why the public would be barred from the park.

Trump is scheduled to hold separate meetings with President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the Phoenix Park. He will then travel to his Doonbeg golf course in County Clare, where the Irish Open tournament will be held.

The Office of Public Works said essential staff will be allowed into the park, with access arrangements to be confirmed. It said the general public would be excluded at the request of An Garda Síochána “for operational reasons”. The OPW added, “All roads and gates will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so.”

All roads and gates will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so.

· Office of Public WorksThe agency described when access would resume.
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