Ireland Case No. 0312Public order · Co. Clare
Two women to contest public order charges at Doonbeg
Emma O'Grady, 41, and Áine Ní Threinír, 35, both women from Co Galway, are alleged to have shouted anti-war slogans and worn anti-war T-shirts on the seventh green at Trump Doonbeg golf course in Doonbeg, Co Clare, on Saturday afternoon, 12 September 2026, during the Amgen Irish Open while US President Donald Trump's Marine One was preparing to land. A third woman in her 20s was also arrested for trespassing on the golf links. The two women were arrested at 3.05pm and charged under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act. They appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday night, were granted bail on conditions to stay away from Trump Doonbeg and be of good behaviour, and were remanded to Kilrush District Court. On 20 October 2026, the two appeared at Kilrush District Court and stated they will contest the charges, with the case adjourned to 10 November 2026 for Garda disclosure.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court12 Sep
6 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The two women are alleged to have shouted anti-war slogans and worn anti-war T-shirts on the seventh green at Trump Doonbeg golf course.
- Where
- The incident took place on the seventh green at Trump Doonbeg golf course, Doonbeg, Co Clare.
- When
- The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, 12 September 2026, during the third day of the Amgen Irish Open while US President Donald Trump's Marine One was preparing to land.
- Investigation
- Gardaí removed the two women from the seventh green in front of spectators; the women said they were arrested at 3.05pm.
- Charges
- Both women are charged under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act for using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in a public place with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.
- In court
- The two women appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on 12 September 2026 and at Kilrush District Court on 20 October 2026, where they stated they will contest the charges.
- Sentence
- Bail was granted on conditions that the women stay away from Trump Doonbeg golf resort and be of good behaviour; the case was adjourned to 10 November 2026 for Garda disclosure.
- Other details
- A woman in her 20s (reports differ: 30s, 41) was also arrested for trespassing on the golf links.
- The two women are described as prominent Pro-Palestinian activists; O'Grady said they were engaging in a peaceful protest and that the Irish Government is spending €20 million on security for a private trip.
- Legal aid was granted to solicitor Daragh Hassett to represent the two women.
55 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe women are alleged to have shouted anti-war slogans and worn anti-war T-shirts. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe women shouted anti-war slogans and wore anti-war T-shirts during the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- whatFootage showed gardaí removing the two from the green in front of a grandstand of Irish Open spectators. (irishtimes.com)
- whatO'Grady said the Irish Government is spending €20 million on security for a private trip. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo women allegedly shouted anti-war slogans and wore anti-war T-shirts during the Irish Open. (clareecho.ie)
- whatThe two women allegedly shouted anti-war slogans and wore anti-war T-shirts. (clareecho.ie)
- whereThe offences were committed at Donald Trump's golf course in Doonbeg, Co Clare. (rte.ie)
- whereThe alleged offence happened on the 7th green at Trump Doonbeg golf course. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe alleged incident took place at the Trump International Golf Club in Doonbeg. (rte.ie)
- whereThe incident took place on the seventh green at Trump Doonbeg golf course. (irishtimes.com, clareecho.ie)
- whereThe incident took place on the seventh green of Trump Doonbeg. (clareecho.ie)
- whenTwo women were arrested on Saturday for public order offences at the site. (rte.ie)
- whenThe alleged offence took place on Saturday afternoon during the Amgen Irish Open. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe women say they were arrested by gardaí at 3.05pm on the 7th green. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe alleged incident happened on the 7th Green while US President Donald Trump's Marine One was in the air preparing to land, on the afternoon before the report. (rte.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Saturday afternoon during the third day of the Amgen Irish Open. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident happened on Saturday afternoon while Marine One was preparing to land. (clareecho.ie)
- whenThe women said they were arrested at 3.05pm. (clareecho.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on the Saturday afternoon of 12 September 2026 during the third day of the Amgen Irish Open. (clareecho.ie)
- investigationGardaí removed the two women from the 7th green in front of spectators. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationOne of the accused said gardaí arrested them at 3.05pm on the 7th Green. (rte.ie)
- chargeBoth women are charged under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act. (limerickleader.ie)
- chargeThe two women are charged under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act. (rte.ie)
- chargeBoth women are charged under section six of the (Criminal Justice) Public Order Act. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe offence is using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBoth women are charged under Section 6 of the Public Order Act. (clareecho.ie)
- chargeThe two women are charged under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act for using threatening, abusive or insulting words in a public place with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. (clareecho.ie)
- courtThe three women appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court. (rte.ie)
- courtThey appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday night. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThere was no garda objection to bail. (limerickleader.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, clareecho.ie)
- courtThe women were remanded on bail to appear at Kilrush District Court on October 20. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe two women appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court. (rte.ie)
- courtThe judge granted legal aid to the accused. (rte.ie)
- courtBail was granted on condition that the two stay away from the Trump Doonbeg golf resort and be of good behaviour. (rte.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday night. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe two were remanded on bail to appear at Kilrush District Court on 20 October. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe bail condition requires the two to stay away from Trump Doonbeg golf resort and be of good behaviour. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe appearance was at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday night. (clareecho.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted to solicitor Daragh Hassett to represent the women. (clareecho.ie)
- courtThe two were remanded on bail with conditions to stay away from Trump Doonbeg golf resort and be of good behaviour. (clareecho.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned to 10 November 2026 for Garda disclosure. (clareecho.ie)
- courtBoth women stated they will contest the charges at hearing. (clareecho.ie)
- sentenceBail was granted on condition that the women stay away from Trump Doonbeg golf resort and be of good behaviour. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceThe two women were remanded on bail to appear at Kilrush District Court on 20 October. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe women were remanded on bail to Kilrush District Court on October 20th. (clareecho.ie)
- otherA woman in her 20s was arrested for trespassing on the golf links. (rte.ie)
- otherNo other arrests have taken place at the site. (rte.ie)
- otherLegal aid was granted to solicitor Daragh Hassett to represent the two women. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherEmma O’Grady said the women were engaging in a peaceful protest. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherOne of the accused said they were engaged in a peaceful protest. (rte.ie)
- otherThere was a large presence of gardaí at Ennis courthouse and a small group of protesters was locked outside the closed gates. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBail was granted on the condition that the women stay away from Trump Doonbeg golf resort and be of good behaviour. (clareecho.ie)
- otherOne accused said the protest displayed 'US warplanes out of Shannon' on their T-shirts. (clareecho.ie)
- otherThe two are described as prominent Pro-Palestinian activists. (clareecho.ie)
- otherO'Grady said the Irish Government is spending €20m on security for a private trip. (clareecho.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Oct2026Galway women charged with public order offence at Doonbeg during Irish Open to contest charges - Clare Echo
Details of the court appearance, the specific charge under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, bail conditions, the women's statements about the protest, and the adjournment for Garda disclosure.
accused, Emma O'Grady, 41, female, named, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Gradyaccused, Áine Ní Threinír, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Áine Ní Threinír - 13 Sep2026'It is just wrong' - prominent Palestinian activists appear in court over alleged public order offences at Trump Doonbeg - Clare Echo
First report of the case. Covers the charge under Section 6 of the Public Order Act, the bail conditions and the adjourned date at Kilrush District Court.
accused, Emma O'Grady, 41, female, named, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Gradyaccused, Áine Ní Threinír, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Áine Ní Threinír - 13 Sep2026Two Galway activists appear in court on public-order charges over Trump Doonbeg
Details of the court appearance, the specific charges under section 6 of the Public Order Act, bail conditions, and statements from the accused about the protest.
accused, 41, female, irish (judged from name)accused, Áine Ní Thréinir, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Áine Ní Thréinir - 13 Sep2026Two Galway women in court over Trump protest
First report of this case. Adds the names, ages and home towns of the two accused, the charge, the court appearance at Ennis District Court, the bail terms and the next court date at Kilrush District Court on 20 October.
accused, Emma O'Grady, 41, female, named, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Gradyaccused, Áine Ní Threinír, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Áine Ní Threinír - 13 Sep2026Two women in court over protest as President Trump about to land in Doonbeg
Names the two accused women and their ages, describes the alleged protest and their arrest at 3.05pm, the Section 6 charge, the bail terms and return date at Kilrush District Court, and a legal aid grant. No existing case covers this incident.
accused, Emma O'Grady, 41, female, named, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Gradyaccused, Áine Ní Threinír, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Áine Ní Threinír - 12 Sep2026Three women charged over offences on Trump's golf course
Reports three women charged, adding a woman in her 20s arrested for trespassing and the court appearance at a special sitting of Ennis District Court. Does not mention Galway, Section 6 or bail.
accused, 20s, femaleaccused, 30s, femaleaccused, 40s, female