US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ireland during their European trip in June, a White House spokesman has said.
Mr Trump and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will hold a ‘bilateral meeting’ on June 5.
The president is expected to base himself at the golf resort he owns in Doonbeg, Co Clare.
Speaking during the St Patrick’s Day festivities in March, Mr Trump said he planned to visit Ireland in 2019.
“I will be coming at some point this year,” he said.
“I missed it last year, and I would have loved to have been there. It’s a special place and I have a very warm spot for Doonbeg, I will tell you that. It is just a great place,” he said.
Mr Trump will also visit the UK and France during the trip to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Speculation had been mounting in recent weeks that a visit would take place.
Protests are reportedly planned for the trip to Ireland.
