Donald Trump will visit Ireland in November.

The US president's trip intends to "renew the deep and historic ties" between the two countries, the White House has announced.

He will travel to Ireland for what Ireland's deputy prime minister Simon Coveney described as a "brief visit".

In November, Mr Trump will also go to Paris, France, to attend an 11 November commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War One.

In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said: "While in Europe, the president also will visit Ireland to renew the deep and historic ties between our two nations."


President Trump will visit Ireland in November. The US President is always welcome in Ireland. Our two countries have such strong historic, economic, cultural and family ties. Maintaining those connections is always a top priority 🇺🇸🇮🇪🇪🇺 — Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) August 31, 2018

Mr Coveney tweeted: "President Trump will visit Ireland in November.

"The US president is always welcome in Ireland. Our two countries have such strong historic, economic, cultural and family ties.

"Maintaining those connections is always a top priority."

He added: "We understand that President Trump will stop in Ireland for a brief visit on his way to or from the Armistice commemorations in Paris on November 11th."

Donald Trump will visit Ireland after taking part in Nov 11 commemoration in France. pic.twitter.com/RKy7cZwtkU — sanya burgess (@sanyaburgess) August 31, 2018

Not everyone was pleased with the news.

Within minutes of the announcement being made, some Irish Twitter users began calling for a protest against the US president.

Rory Hearne, a lecturer at Maynooth University, wrote: "So who's up for a protest against the #Trump to show the Irish people want a world of peace & equality & justice?

"We went in our thousands to Shannon to protest against George Bush visit in 2004...lets make this @POTUS visit to Ireland an even bigger one!"

So who's up for a protest against the #Trump to show the Irish people want a world of peace & equality & justice? We went in our thousands to Shannon to protest against George Bush visit in 2004...lets make this @POTUS visit to Ireland an even bigger one! https://t.co/Jy9uSBg6qf — Rory Hearne (@RoryHearne) August 31, 2018

Brendan Howlin, the leader of the Labour Party in Ireland, wrote Donald Trump "has been no friend of democracy or human rights... We will always be firm friends of the American people, but Ireland will not welcome a man with Trump's record of discrimination, sexism and lies. @Labour will join with likeminded people to oppose this visit".

The president will be missing summits with Asian leaders in Singapore and Papua New Guinea in November.

He has opted to send vice-president Mike Pence in his place.

According to Ms Sanders, Mr Pence will "highlight the United States' vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, based on respect for sovereignty, the rule of law, and the principles of free, fair, and reciprocal trade".

Later in the month, Mr Trump will attend the G20 summit in Buenos Aires and will also travel to Colombia for talks with Colombian leaders about security, counter-narcotics and regional affairs, Ms Sanders said.