Conor McGregor under investigation by police following controversial tweets

28 November 2023 , 10:04

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Conor McGregor under investigation by police following controversial tweets

Conor McGregor is now part of an investigation by gardai over alleged incitement to hatred around the Dublin riots.

McGregor, 35, came under fire for controversial comments he made about riots that unfolded in Dublin last week after a man stabbed three children and a creche worker, with the horrific scenes leaving a five-year-old girl fighting for her life. The Irish Mirror reports McGregor is part of a wider official criminal probe,

Irish police chief Harris told Dublin City Council’s Joint Policing Committee yesterday that there are now three live investigations over the horrific events of last Thursday. They involved one on the stabbing of a girl, one on the riots, and another on social media commentary suspected of inciting hate.

Conor McGregor is under investigation by police following his tweets (Getty Images)

McGregor hit out at Harris online after he condemned the scenes that unfolded in Dublin as the commissioner claimed a hooligan faction driven by far right ideology was behind the riots. "Drew, not good enough. There is grave danger among us in Ireland that should never be here in the first place, and there has been zero action done to support the public in any way, shape or form with this frightening fact. Not good enough. Make change or make way. Ireland for the victory," he wrote.

McGregor, who notched up over 100,000 likes on his tweet "Ireland, we are at war", has not been spoken to by gardai and his spokesperson did not return a comment when questioned about the investigation. The Irish Mirror has learned the Irish police are set to ask their UK counterparts for help in order to speed up the investigation into the violence in the city.

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"We are putting resources into this. I’m seeking a way in which we can, through the assistance perhaps of other law enforcement agencies, advance this investigation,” Harris said. "To give a parallel example, the Love Ulster riot of 2006, that was a full 18 months investigation where 190 individuals were arrested. Today we have far more digital evidence across a bigger event where there’s more perpetrators in respect of suspect offences committed.”

It is understood there is still serious concern for the five-year-old girl who remained in critical condition at Dublin’s Temple Street Children’s Hospital on Monday night. The suspect is in an induced coma with serious head injuries and has not yet been spoken to by gardai.

Harry Davies