TRUMP BUSINESS: “An Irish county council on Thursday [12-21-17] gave a golf resort owned by President Trump approval to build two sea walls, a reduced version of an earlier plan but one that still generated opposition from environmentalists.
Trump International Golf Links, which owns the resort at Doonbeg, County Clare, intends to build a line of two low, concealed sea walls, 2,000 feet long and 840 feet long, on the landward side of a public beach to prevent storm waters from eroding three holes of the course…
The resort’s new plan was supported by some local residents, who said they hoped that Mr. Trump would follow up on plans to invest millions in the property…
Environmentalists said the new coastal walls would damage a popular public beach and vulnerable dunes and heath. Some residents also objected, saying the walls would alter tidal flows and divert storm surges into their own properties.
The leader of the Irish Green Party, Eamon Ryan, who objected to the application, said the party was disappointed in the decision and would consider filing an appeal…
The earlier application had included references to climate change and the threat of global warming, which Mr. Trump had previously described as a hoax, in its case for building the wall. The new application did not mention global warming.”
-Ed O’Loughlin, “Trump Resort in Ireland Gets Approval for Sea Walls,” The New York Times online, Dec. 21, 2017