The next day a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti. After the earthquake Hook was heard to say: "It is a godforsaken place. God has literally forsaken it." Following the January 2010 earthquake. Hook urged his radio listeners to donate money. Hook is also the patron of Comber Foundation, an Irish charity working in Romania since 1991, of which his daughter Michelle McGill is a trustee. The charity provides homes in the community for adults with disabilities who grew up in institutions and orphanages  Politically, Hook is a longtime supporter of Fine Gael, and spoken at party events, he frequently identifying himself on "The Right Hook" as being "an old Blueshirt". In 2010, as part of the Catholic Church's "Year for Priests" celebration, he contributed to a DVD, "In Praise of Priests", featuring interviews with various people expressing admiration for their favourite priest.