They really take themselves that seriously?!
I’ll admit to having been a huge fan of them in my youth. Less of one now, but still have this to say in their defense. I studied in Ireland while in college (1996) and I was struck at how much more the Irish pay attention to and care about political events in other countries than we do, at least for college students.
So it may not be just another anti-Trump celebrity bloviating as commenting on our political events is much more a part of their culture than it is for us to follow their politics. There is also still an emotional aspect (a holdover from the mystic Ireland of old?) in how events are interpreted, almost a poetic framework of interpretation. This is what I see in his statements.
I couldn’t even tell you the name of their president or any major policy change in their country. I do know that last year Ireland was listed as the European country least friendly to Muslims.
And now I will sit back and take my lumps for this. I have teenagers who remind me how wrong I am on a daily basis so I’m ready for the same here.