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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Irish village prepares for return of west Clare hotelier (AKA Donald Trump)

Donald Trump
Donald Trump intends to play golf and inspect his five-star property in Doonbeg. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

In the Harry Potter stories, characters avoid using the name of Lord Voldemort, which is taboo, and refer to him as He Who Must Not Be Named.

Another powerful figure with an unsettling name has prompted a corner of Ireland to coin its own euphemism: the “west Clare hotelier”.

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