American Presidential Visits
A timeline of American Presidential Visits to Ireland.
26-29 June 1963
President John F. Kennedy
Visited Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Galway and Limerick.
Received by President Eamon de Valera and Taoiseach Seán Lemass.
Highlights included his Oireachtas address and a visit to his ancestral home in New Ross, Co Wexford.
3 - 5 October 1970
President Richard Nixon
Visited Limerick, Laois and Dublin.
Received by Taoiseach, Jack Lynch.
Highlights included a visit to his ancestral home in Timahoe, Co Laois.
1 - 4 June 1984
President Ronald Reagan
Visited Shannon, Galway, Tipperary and Dublin.
Received by President Patrick Hillery and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
1 -2 December 1995
President Bill Clinton
Received by President Mary Robinson and Taoiseach John Bruton.
He addressed a crowd of 80,000 in College Green, Dublin and attended a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
3 - 5 September 1998
President Bill Clinton
Visited Dublin, Adare, Limerick and Kerry.
Met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
Highlights included several public addresses and golf in Ballybunion, Co Kerry.
12 December 2000
President Bill Clinton
Visited Dublin and Dundalk.
Met by the President, Mary McAleese, and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
He delivered an historic keynote speech in Dundalk and visited the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
24 - 25 June 2004
President George W. Bush
Attended the US/EU summit in Dromoland Castle, Co Clare.
Met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
23 May 2011
President Barack Obama
Visited Dublin and Offaly.
Met with President Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Enjoyed a historic visit to his ancestral home in Moneygall, Co Offaly.
5 - 6 June 2019
President Donald Trump
Arrived into Shannon Airport.
Met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Holidayed on the Wild Atlantic Way, staying a night at Trump Doonbeg Golf Resort in Co Clare.
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