Representatives for Donald Trump have warned that Doonbeg resort faces closure if he does not secure planning permission for a 2.8km-long stretch of rock armour.

According to the Irish Independent, the threat is contained in plans submitted by Trump International Golf Links and Hotel to Clare County Council concerning the €10 million limestone construction, which it claims is necessary to safeguard the resort's golf links from storm damage.

Conservationists have attempted to block the plans since 2014. The Carrowmore dunes are a Special Area of Conservation and a Natura 2000 site, home to reefs, shifting white and grey dunes, and the Narrow-mouthed Whorl Snail.

In the application, consultants say that "in the medium term, the 'do nothing' scenario will bring the viability of the entire resort and its potential closure into question".