Since I am new to the whole IRC scripting, I don't know much. Thanks for the starting point. I should be able to get some things done.

Just for reference, what would the sequence be to display the latest follower?
Connect to API > Get a list of followers (limit to last one?) > Make it a var > Repeat every 10 secs or so > Check followers again and compare to the var > display text if changed

Would that generally be the way to go?