Conor McGregor and his ties to the Irish mob

He was the shadowy Cartel lieutenant who was rumoured to be out to get UFC star Conor McGregor after a pub brawl at the height of the Kinahan and Hutch feud.

But convicted drug dealer Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan was this week welcomed into McGregor’s pub and into this family when he was introduced as the new partner of the sports stars sister Aoife.

Nicola Tallant talks to Niall Donald about Conor McGregor and the mob and the childhood friendships which link the world famous fighter with some of the most prominent gangland figures in Ireland.

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[cyvwqjm]

Lots of people grew up in tough council estate in the different cities have done very well in life and never got involved in crime.

[pauloneill]

If she would keep her mouth shut and let him finish answering questions it would help

[FieldMarshalRommel]

Practically everyone who grew up on an Dublin council estate has “ties to the Irish mob”. That doesn’t make you a crime figure.

[fazetwoltd]

She thinks she interrupted YOU ALWAYS INTERRUPT HIM STOP ALREADY!!

[_Snapper]

If you grow up in a council/Working Class environment it doesn't make you a bad person if you know a lot of people involved in crime, You cant pick other peoples professions for them

[TalkMMADizz]

I am so happy that this is all finally starting to come out. I have been reporting about McGregors out of cage habit for several years and nobody wanted to believe me. I’m so happy that this is all starting to surface.

[AdamDylanFoley]

Excellent, both of you are fantastic.

[DMNDSbyDaylight]

This woman just wouldn't stop interrupting him. Sheesh.

[ivorbiggen]

I can’t stand McGregors whole persona, but knowing criminals don’t mean you’re one. I grew up calling the most dangerous men in my area uncle, my dad went to school with them and they were his friends. In later life their sons became the bad men, I went to school with them and they are my friends… I’ve never had so much as an unpaid parking ticket, nor to I intend to 🤷🏻

[jimsweep]

Gerrard kavanagh, was a really nice lad I new him back in the 90/s and I new his best friend from tallaght and the were really nice lads, I'm only saying this because I new them and the looked after me when we were young doing a long holiday in Ireland, people from Ireland will know what I mean by that, lol R, I, P, Gerrard kavanagh, your friend from the country,

[Areflection]

Fascinating. Would have been nice if the presenters provided photos and scenes.

[Johnny_murrays_cousin]

Is his nickname the wig, ? Don’t think you mentioned that at all

[WoundedWarrior]

That is not a chip up his nose, it's a french fry :P

[derekga]

Most lads getting on in their 30s that were rough when they were younger are trying to go straight and get out of been a gangster to go legit in some way, that clown McGregor wants to be a gangster and play the hard man

[artomarto]

Show me his friends and I'll tell you who he is..

[RaymondMoore-cg]

The Pythonesque film A Fish Called Wanda one of the characters "tortured" another character by putting chips up his nose,

[STEVIEBHOY]

Not to mention the "alleged" sexual assaults....(plural)...Joe Public knows...if he wants to discuss it in the square circle we can arrange that 💯👌🇮🇪

[jimsweep]

The truth about everything in Ireland is Ireland is a small country and when you are growing up in a council housing estate everyone knows everyone and some people are lucky enough to become a great football player, or a boxer, or like Conor McGregor MMA, fighter, and the don't forget there friends because loyalty family and friends are everything in this world, but you have a corrupt media trying to get people fighting against each other and the don't care if that leads to someone getting really hurt or killed as long as they get a story out of making friends fall out with each other just because you have a reporter telling lies about people, and before you know the truth about everything it's all over the media and news channels and must of it is lies, remember people don't judge anyone if you have never walked there path, because you hear storys but them story's are coming from a person who hates the people that they are writing about, so everything you read in the paper about Ireland 🇮🇪 remember take it with a pinch of salt 🧂, lol.🇮🇪❤️🕊️✌️🤠

[nic]

Drink every time he calls him Colin magregor

[MAxSnipingPS]

Why were you in a weird part of arizonq