Among Trump’s ancestors was the original Henry John Heinz, founder of Heinz “57 Varieties”, of which the late Irish man Tony O’Reilly was chairman at one stage. Let’s look at Trump’s mother, then. Very Irish! But time has never proved an obstacle to us claiming prominent people as Irish before, ever. Why no rush to claim Trump as Irish?

Source: The Irish Times March 16, 2026 09:32 UTC