"As countries around the world celebrated the arrival of 2026, the Trump administration took the opportunity of a new year to herald in historic levels of chaos in diplomatic quarters. And as the events unfolding in Venezuela have shown, the US is clearly not averse to meddling in the politics of smaller nations."
"Meanwhile, a former trusted adviser of the US president, Steve Bannon, gave an interview to Politico, where he claimed that we are "going to have an Irish MAGA, and we're going to have an Irish Trump". Making it clear that some elements of the alt-right movement have set their sights on Ireland"
"Tabitha Monahan is joined by Declan Lynch (Sunday Independent columnist) and Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc (author of Burn Them Out! A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland) to ask how has this kind of nationalism fared with Irish voters in the past, what could MAGA influence look like, and how vulnerable are we to outside influence in the social media age?"
The Trump administration initiated disruptive diplomatic moves at the start of 2026, generating turmoil in international diplomatic quarters. US involvement in Venezuela demonstrates a readiness to interfere in smaller nations' politics. A prominent former adviser asserted that Ireland could develop a MAGA-style movement and a Trump-like figure, indicating alt-right interest in the country. Commentators and analysts examine how this form of nationalism has performed among Irish voters historically, what a MAGA influence might look like domestically, and how vulnerable Ireland is to outside influence amplified by social media.
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