During his tenure at Facebook Ireland, the social media giant expanded its Irish headcount from 300 to 3,000, with an additional 6,000 or so contractors. “I think it’s safe to say it gave us a bit of the ick when we saw Zuckerberg, Bezos and all these guys kind of cosy up to Trump,” he says. Webdoctor’s customer base, on the other hand, is “predominantly” Irish, Lambe says. Looking beyond the next three years of Trump, Lambe – a former president of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland – says there is a troubling trend emerging. “I do think Irish influence in the US and Washington is unquestionably diminishing,” he says.

Source: The Irish Times November 21, 2025 08:34 UTC