The ground is increasingly fertile for an Irish Maga

“America is, understandably, sentimentally attached to the European Continent – and, of course, to Britain and Ireland. The character of these countries is also strategically important because we count upon creative, capable, confident, democratic allies to establish conditions of stability and security. We want to work with aligned countries that want to restore their former greatness.”

With these words, the UK and Ireland are singled out for US government political attention in its recently published National Security Strategy.

“America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit, and the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed gives cause for great optimism,” the document states. That is the context for the published statements of Steve Bannon, a Trump insider, who claims he is helping to form an Irish “national party” working “behind the scenes”.

Singling out the strategy’s support for “patriotic European parties”, Bannon said: “I’m spending a ton of time behind the scenes on the Irish situation to help form an Irish national party.” He continued: “They’re going to have an Irish Maga [Make America Great Again movement], and we’re going to have an Irish Trump. That’s all going to come together, no doubt. That country is right on the edge thanks to mass migration.”

It is in that context, too, that we must understand the presence of US ambassador to Ireland Edward Walsh at the IRL Forum conference last weekend.

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