Trump to meet Irish leader Micheál Martin during visit

Meanwhile, an avid golf fan, in July Trump remarked he hoped to travel to Doonbeg to watch the Irish Open.

Key points

• They call it Trump National, we sometimes employ the name of the location, but it's Trump National Golf Club, and we're looking forward to it.
• Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian countries in the European Union and has been criticised for its stance by Israel.
• In a special video message, he informed the US Embassy's Fourth of July celebration event that he wants to see "Rory and all the great players".
• We have a place that's so top and we have the Irish Open going to be there.
• I think I'm going to come over and I'm going to see it and watch.

"There's nothing better than Irish-American friendship and I have a beautiful place over there – it's one of the best, most beautiful golf courses anywhere in the world, " remarked Trump in his message. It was broadcast on a substantial screen.

"We're going to have a tremendous celebration. I think I'm going to come over and I'm going to see it and watch. It'll be something particularly, highly special."

President Connolly, an outspoken Gaza activist who has been critical of the US and remarked Trump is acting "like a bully" over tariffs, has come under pressure to raise matters in the Middle East during her brief session with the US president.

Sinn Féin and a series of other parties in the Republic who backed her in the Irish presidency campaign last year have called on her to raise Gaza during her session with Trump.

For now, trump to meet Irish leader Micheál Martin during visit remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.