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Conor McGregor hits back at comments made by Irish prime minister
- Published_at:2025-03-17
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Sky News
- tags: SKY NEWS NEWS CONOR MCGREGOR IRELAND MICHEAL MARTIN USA TRUMP ST PATRICKS DAY MMA MIXED MARITAL ARTS
- description: Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor met Donald Trump in the Oval Office, complaining about Ireland's "illegal immigration racket". The 36-year-old appeared in the White House during his St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington DC. But the Irish prime minister Micheal Martin has been critical of the meeting, posting on X saying that McGregor's views "do not reflect the spirit of St Patrick's Day, or the views of the people of Ireland." Speaking exclusively to Sky's senior Ireland correspondent David Blevins, Mr McGregor hits back at the comments, saying "the government of Ireland has failed the people of Ireland", and that Trump is "a great man". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/conor-mcgregor-in-white-house-for-talks-on-irelands-illegal-immigration-racket-13330939 #skynews #ireland #conormcgregor #usa #trump SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales
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