Trump Wants a Ballroom in Ireland. One Man Is Having a Ball Fighting It.
Planners approved the project in February only if Trump submitted a snail restoration plan, but a local objector filed an appeal days later.
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Tiny snail derails Trump's other massive ballroom ambition
Donald Trump's ballroom ambitions are running into trouble on two continents — and in Ireland, the obstacle is a snail.According to The Washington Post, Trump and his family have promised to build "the nicest ballroom in Ireland" at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, a 12,000-square-foot hall seating 320 guests.However, unlike the fight in Washington, the roughly 300 residents of Doonbeg largely support the project. But the e…
Endangered snail and 'hermetic figure' threaten Trump’s other ballroom
President Donald Trump continues to push for a lavish ballroom that would be built where the White House's demolished East Wing once stood, but that isn't the only ballroom Trump is focused on. Trump is also proposing a ballroom for his Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland. But according to Washington Post reporter Terrence McCoy, it is hitting a major snag despite support from many local residents.The Irish ballroom — the …
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The Detroit NewsTrump wants a ballroom in Ireland. One man is having a ball fighting it.
Tiny Doonbeg was all in favor of the plan, but concerns about an endangered snail — and “serial objector” Liam Madden — could derail the project.
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