DOON LOVES DON

Coastal town buoyed by €15m investment in golfing venture

THE coastal Co Clare town of Doonbeg is "universally in love" with former American President Donald Trump, it is claimed.

Locals' fortunes were buoyed by the initial €15million investment that the 76-year-old made when he bought a hotel there in 2014.

An estimated 300 people are now employed at the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel and shuttle buses transport guests into Doonbeg's pubs and cafes all year round.

Some locals were yesterday fiercely protective of Trump when contacted. ahead of his expected arrival there today.

But others, like Environmental campaigner Tony Lowes, 78, of the local Friends of the Irish Environment group, said the former US leader has bolstered the local economy.

He told the Irish Mirror: "The mood is very upbeat locally ahead of his visit.