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Irish Tanaiste Micheal Martin blasts UFC star Conor McGregor for ‘Inciting hate’ amid heated Dublin riots

Irish Tanaiste, Micheal Martin has hit out at Conor McGregor in the wake of numerous riots and violence overnight in Dublin city center, with the UFC star accused of “inciting hate” across his social media, in posts which have been labelled as “absolutely disgraceful”.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the Dana White-led, UFC – posted numerous social media outbursts overnight and throughout the week amid an immigration influx into the country, posting “Ireland, we are at war” on his official X account.

And following the stabbing of numerous children and a childcare worker outside Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire on Parnell Square around lunchtime yesterday afternoon, initial protests in the city center were later overtaken by violent clashes between groups of males and Gardai, with public transport vandalized and commandeered, whilst numerous shops and local business were broken into and looted during ugly scenes.