I’ve recently come into some money and I’m not quite sure what to do with it. I’ve already got the villa in Spain, the compound in Texas, and the few acres in Upstate New York. But they all get so dull after a while (plus the taxation can get a bit tiresome). If only there was somewhere I could go to while away the hours between court dates, senate hearings, and creating the hottest new existential threat (I’m thinking some kind of an app? Or maybe more military drones). A few of my buddies have set up in Ireland lately. I COULD buy Leitrim, I suppose…
Trump is in Doonbeg, Zuckers the king of his castle (we, the dirty rascals), and a MAGA-supporting pizza mogul has installed a Catholic university in Mount Melleray (I’d love to tell a neopolitan nonna from the 1700s that ‘pizza mogul’ is now a billion-dollar ‘job’). While they’re barely ever actually in these places, my buddies are still a vital part of the community. Just ask the people of Doonbeg who welcomed Trump’s visit last month as a boost for the local economy.
Full column in this week’s Print & Digital Edition.
