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Ireland National Golf Tournament conflict!

Im looking for feedback on possible conflicts with the Irish National Golf Tournament and how to deal with them, so please no politics.

We are currently in Ireland and really enjoying the country. Right now we are in Dingle. We leave for Doolin on Friday, September 11. On Sunday, September 13. we leave Doolin for Galway. We are interested in seeing the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren.

The golf tournament is September 10-13. Supposedly Trump arrives on the 12th and leaves on the 13th. They are expecting protests. A tour bus driver told us his company is providing alternate routes in case of disruptions due to the tournament or related.

I’m giving some thought to using a ferry to avoid driving thru Limerick to hopefully get us to Cliffs of Moher early/mid afternoon before we arrive Doolin. I’m not sure how much time the cliffs need. Then on the 11th we could concentrate on the Burren and not drive south to the cliffs.

I am not sure how busy Doolin will be because of the tournament. I know the BnBs are all full. We were hoping to enjoy music in the evenings. I’m going to contact our BnB to see if they have any recommendations for the weekend.

I find this ironic as I had to make revisions to our London itinerary last fall when Trump decided to visit Windsor on the same day we were supposed to go!

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On your way from Dingle to Doolin, I would drive around through (or around) Limerick and not take the ferry. You can skirt through Ennis on your way to Doolin, thus avoiding most of the affected area. You may run in to some slowdowns on your route but overall it should be okay on the 10th. When you leave Doolin for Galway you will be far enough north of the tournament that you should feel no impact at all (you will be driving in the opposite direction.)

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Jules, extending some empathy to you! I was supposed to fly home from Ireland on Saturday and moved it forward a few days, flying home today. Hope your Plan B goes well!

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G3RRY, you are right. Changed, should have just used days of the week. Any suggestions?

@kimberly, I wanted to see kilkee and some of that area. But, I’m inclined to believe thru Limerick is likely better to avoid Doonbeg.

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@kimberly, I wanted to see kilkee and some of that area. But, I’m
inclined to believe thru Limerick is likely better to avoid Doonbeg.

Ahh, Kilkee will probably be challenging during the tournament weekend. You may want to skip this trip if this is the only weekend you can go. It is beautiful there but there are so many beautiful areas and cliffs all along the WAW that you are sure to see others equal in beauty.