Amidst the mayhem and terror of the recent Dublin riots, Conor McGregor’s actions remained sadly prominent on Irish social media.
The Irish mixed martial arts athlete has been more vocal in recent times, so it seemed only natural that he would voice his opinion when disorderly conduct took over the nation’s capital last Thursday.
Following the horrifying stabbing of school children and their caregiver on Parnell Square in the city center early on Thursday afternoon, rioting broke out in Dublin.
McGregor had tweeted “Ireland, we are at war” the day before.
His prominence on social media only increased following the Dublin stabbings, and he was widely chastised for his views, having made provocative remarks during the riots.
Following his remarks on Saturday night, McGregor did not attend Katie Taylor’s triumphant homecoming.
A Garda investigation is already underway to ascertain whether or not his remarks incited violence.
Joe Brolly joined the chorus denouncing McGregor with his voice. The Derryman gave a spot-on tirade against the fighter at the Gig for Gaza on Tuesday at the 3Arena.
The All-Ireland champion from 1993 took offense at McGregor’s anti-immigrant comments and his demands to seal the Irish border. He pointed out that the attacker had been halted in his tracks by a man who was indeed an immigrant.
“And Conor McGregor,” Brolly remarked, to which the audience responded with a chorus of jeers.
“I promised my wife I wouldn’t call him a c*nt! (laughs)”
The dream of hatred was exemplified when Conor McGregor tweeted that any building designated for immigrants or refugees should be “evaporated” by his supporters and then declared, “Ireland, we are at war.”
“With whom are we at war? With Brazilian drivers for Deliveroo who, outside of nurseries, preserve the lives of children? With Filipino student nurses who urgently attempted to save the life of a little infant for ten minutes? At war with black folks, transgender people, bus drivers, librarians? with our homosexual neighbors and friends? With whom are we at war? “A torrent of hate was unleashed when I openly interacted with McGregor and reported to the guards what I perceived to be criminal offense s, significant criminal offenses.
“As me mother said, ‘Get in the queue’.” In the midst of the ongoing Hamas-Israel crisis, the Gig for Gaza managed to raise almost €200,000 for medical aid for Palestine.