File photograph: Nick BradshawThere is “no plot for an Irish Trump”, the podcaster and right-wing campaigner Eddie Hobbs has said. “They’re going to have an Irish Maga and we’re going to have an Irish Trump. But Mr Hobbs told The Irish Times: “His comments have nothing to do with me. Mr Hobbs said there were “always a few extremists there, but I wouldn’t have them”. But she has been very, very successful,” Mr Hobbs said.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2026 18:02 UTC