Tensions spilled over between the leaders earlier this year when America joined Israel in attacks on Iran

US president Donald Trump will visit Áras an Uachtaráin to meet President Catherine Connolly next week, despite tensions between the pair earlier this year.

During Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s visit to the Oval Office on St Patrick’s Day, when her criticisms of his war in Iran were raised by members of the media, Mr Trump referred to Ms Connolly as “he”.

Their meeting will be a “brief courtesy visit”, sources with knowledge of the preparations said, and will not be on the scale of visits by former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Mr Trump is likely to fly into Dublin Airport on the morning of September 12, following his attendance at the 9/11 commemorations in New York next Friday.

His schedule of events in the capital will be confined to Phoenix Park, which will be locked down for the duration of his visit, meaning the potential for protesters to disrupt it will be limited.

He is likely to travel to Phoenix Park by helicopter amid a significant security operation.

Mr Trump will largely avoid the city centre, which would have been a logistical challenge given that his visit also coincides with the Liffey Swim, which attracts huge crowds along the quays.

It is expected Mr Trump will be greeted at Dublin Airport by a senior figure in the Coalition – most likely Tánaiste Simon Harris – before travelling to Phoenix Park for the meeting at the Áras.

He will then go to Farmleigh House for a bilateral meeting with the Taoiseach, ahead of which Mr Martin will come under pressure to raise concerns around atrocities in Gaza and the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

It had been unclear until now whether Ms Connolly would meet Mr Trump. Avoiding a meeting would have been considered a snub, however, and she had promised during her election campaign to uphold all her duties, including meeting visiting heads of state.

The visit will probably last less than 30 minutes. It will involve a guard of honour outside, the playing of the national anthems, and a brief courtesy call inside.

This will differ from the visits of the Obamas and the Bidens, when there were tree plantings and the ringing of the peace bell.

Ms Connolly was critical of the US president’s administration in March, when she said that “the normalisation of war can never be accepted”.

As the Taoiseach was preparing to meet Mr Trump in the White House, Ms Connolly said “we must renew our commitment to peace and diplomacy in line with the principles of international law as set out in the United Nations charter, now more than ever”.

Asked about the comments, Mr Trump misgendered Ms Connolly, saying “he is lucky I exist”.

Before she was elected president, Ms Connolly referred to Mr Trump as “volatile” and said he was “acting like a bully” over trade tariffs.

On the evening of September 12, Mr Trump will depart Phoenix Park and travel to Doonbeg, Co Clare, for the Irish Open golf tournament, which is taking place at the Trump International Golf Links.

He is expected to leave Ireland on Sunday.