Trump Wants a Ballroom in Ireland. One Man Is Having a Ball Fighting It.
An appeal filed by Liam Madden and Friends of the Irish Environment challenges approval of the 12,000-square-foot ballroom unless Trump restores habitat for the endangered snail.
- President Donald Trump's plan to build "the nicest ballroom in Ireland" at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg faces a legal appeal over the endangered Vertigo angustior snail inhabiting the resort's dunes.
- A local planning commission approved the project in February, provided the Trumps submit a snail restoration plan. Days later, Liam Madden, a self-described "serial objector," filed an appeal alongside environmental groups.
- Unlike the White House ballroom proposal, Doonbeg's roughly 300 residents largely support the project. However, the endangered snail's ecological needs have long complicated development at the site.
- Madden told an appellate board, "Please, refuse this nonsense." Planning law expert Ellis agreed Madden "seems to have found some issues that are worthy of further scrutiny."
- Trump reportedly told Irish environmentalist Tony Lowes, "I'll be a friend to the snail," even as Madden vowed in July to "win the planning appeals and capitalize on it for notoriety.
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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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Trump 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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