Gareth O'Callaghan: Our future as part of the 'Western hemisphere' might rest with Steve Bannon

Bannon, who spearheaded Trump’s first successful presidential election, and was once referred to as the second most powerful man in the world, wants to shape Ireland into a Trumpist satellite

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon is no stranger to migration. His great-great grandfather left Ireland at the height of the Famine. Picture: Alex Brandon/AP

The year is 2028, two weeks into January. A farmer stands in the darkness on a hillside near Allihies watching a convoy of planes with a distinctive military drone to their engines high overhead as they close in on the coastline. The ground beneath his feet shakes. 

Some 200 miles away, it's a quiet frosty morning at Shannon airport.