Donald Trump’s golf course in County Clare has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2026 Irish Open.
Trump International Golf Links Ireland in Doonbeg will stage the event from 10-13 September next year, a week after Lahinch – also in Clare – hosts the Walker Cup between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
Opened in 2002, the resort was bought by US President Trump in 2014.
Masters champion Rory McIlroy won this year’s Irish Open in a dramatic play-off at the K Club in County Kildare on Sunday.
“We are incredibly proud that Trump Ireland has been chosen to host the 2026 Amgen Irish Open,” said Eric Trump, the president’s son and executive vice president of the Trump Organisation.
Earlier this year, Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course hosted the Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour, while last month the PGA Tour announced a return to Trump National Doral for the Miami Championship next spring.
The Irish Open’s new venue was confirmed as part of the 2026 DP World Tour’s schedule, which features 42 tournaments in 25 countries.
Like the British Masters, BMW PGA Championship and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, the Irish Open will again take place in the run-up to the season-ending play-offs.
The 2026 schedule includes three visits to Dubai, twice in January and for the season-ending tournament in November, while the Estrella Damn Catalunya Championship has been added to the calendar in May.
In addition to the schedule, the DP World Tour announced a number of a changes to its membership structure.
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A Hong Kong bill that proposed limited legal rights to same-sex couples has been voted down by lawmakers in the Chinese semi-autonomous city’s Legislative Council.
The bill had proposed to allow residents who have already formed unions overseas to register their partnerships locally and to grant them rights in handling medical and funeral matters.
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That included the ability to access their partners’ medical information and participate in medical decisions with consent, and claim their deceased partners’ remains.
“Today is a disappointing day for Hong Kong,” advocacy group Hong Kong Marriage Equality said in a statement after the vote.
“(It) sends a troubling signal to both local and international communities — that court rulings may be disregarded and the dignity of individuals overlooked.”
The Registration of Same-Sex Partnerships Bill, unveiled in July, stemmed from one of the legal victories that pushed the government to offer more equal rights to gays and lesbians.
The government has stressed that marriages in Hong Kong will remain defined as a union between a man and a woman, but it proposed a registration system for same-sex couples whose partnership is legally recognised abroad.
However, the bill met fierce opposition from lawmakers, even though it followed the top court’s 2023 ruling stating the government should provide a framework for recognising such relationships and giving it two years to work out a solution.
Out of the lawmakers who attended the meeting, 71 voted against the bill, 14 approved it, and one abstained.
‘Alarming disdain for LGBTQ rights’
Despite LGBT activists decrying its limitations, the bill drew near-universal criticism from the pro-Beijing politicians that dominate Hong Kong’s legislature.
“The proposed bill on same-sex partnerships was flawed, but in rejecting it, the government has shown an alarming disdain for [LGBTQ] rights,” Amnesty International said after the vote.
“The failure of this bill must not be the end … On the contrary, it should be the catalyst for the authorities to produce a stronger bill.”
Same-sex marriage is not legal in China, and social stigma remains widespread.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China with its own legislature and a mini-constitution that guarantees a “high degree of autonomy”.
However, the city’s once vibrant political opposition and civil society have been effectively silenced since Beijing introduced a sweeping national security law in 2020.
Authorities gave the public seven days to write in with their views on Wednesday’s bill.
Of the 10,800 submissions received, 80 percent were against it, according to the government.
Hong Kong Marriage Equality said that around half the submissions opposing the bill used templates that indicate “strong mobilisation by specific groups”.
Speaking in parliament before meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Israel’s attack on Doha and said he plans to raise the issue directly with the leader.
A building was seen collapsing during floods in Indonesia’s popular tourist destination of Bali, where at least six people have died and streets have been inundated.
King Charles has been seen arriving at Clarence House in London – potentially paving the way for a reunion with his estranged son Prince Harry.
The monarch was seen leaving the RAF Northolt in West London at around 3pm today after travelling back to the capital from Balmoral, where he has been spending the summer. After driving from the private airbase with a police escort, the King set off for Clarence House, arriving at the royal residence at 3:46pm.
Harry visited Imperial College London today where he dropped in on the Centre for Blast Injury Studies, which he opened 12 years ago before heading out for another visit this evening – meaning there is a potential window of opportunity to meet.
The Duke of Sussex is expected to attend an event, linked to the Invictus Games, elsewhere in London this evening, giving the father and son a small window of opportunity to meet.
He is in the UK this week having attended the WellChild Awards in London on Monday night, before making a trip to Nottingham for a day of engagements on Tuesday.
Harry is set to stay in his home country until at least Thursday, and hopes remain that during his trip to the UK this week, he could meet up with his father, the King.
Sources have said there is a determination on both sides to make a meeting happen. Harry, who previously admitted he wanted reconciliation with his family, is said to be ready to ‘drop everything’ to attend a meeting. A source said: “As Harry has stated before, he’d love to see his family and be reconciled.”
However, both Buckingham Palace and spokespeople for Harry have refused to be drawn on when or whether a meeting will take place.
Father and son last met face to face almost 20 months ago when the duke made a transatlantic dash to see the monarch in February 2024 after hearing of his cancer diagnosis, but they spent just over 30 minutes together before the King left to recuperate in Sandringham.
Harry told the BBC in May that Charles had not been speaking to him due to his court battle over his security, which he lost, and that he does not know “how much longer my father has”.
The Duke has reportedly not been offered a place to stay at a royal residence and is staying at a hotel at his own expense during his trip to the UK.
Harry has also previously spoken out about his hopes for ‘reconciliation’ with his family after railing against them in his and Meghan’s infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey as well as in their controversial Netflix series and his bombshell memoir, Spare.
He said: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book. Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things.” Harry added: “But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family,” and said there was “no point in continuing to fight anymore”.
Meanwhile, senior aides to the King and Harry were pictured together in London this July in what was was understood to have been an initial step towards opening channels of communication between the two sides.
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