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Donald Trump seems to be building walls wherever he goes and this time it’s in Ireland. The Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg, owned by the Trump Organisation, has been given the green light to build a scaled-down sea wall at its golf course in the west of Ireland that environmental groups say could damage protected wildlife habitats.
The company has received permission for two sea barriers of 630m and 260m in length, a year after it rejected plans for a much larger 28km wall.
Residents and environmental groups have objected about the wall out of fear that it could alter the coastline and harm wildlife.
Green party leader Eamon Ryan said: “It’s disappointing. We should be altering the golf course, not the coastline.”
Trump has spent $330m buying golf courses and land to develop since he began investing in golf in 1997. The environmental group Save The Waves collected 100,000 signatures opposed to the initial development plan.
