Conor McGregor Megathread *Mod Warning in OP Updated 20th April*

Would it be the two thugs who broke into his victim's house and stabbed her boyfriend, do you think?

…..And he has confirmed he is running for president.

Heres what he said about it.

On Instagram, McGregor wrote: ‘Ireland must fully implement the EU Migration Pact by June 12, 2026. ‘So between now and 12 June 2026, several pieces of legislation have to be passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas & then signed by the President. ‘The next presidential election must take place by 11 Nov 2025. Who else will stand up to Government and oppose this bill? ‘Any other Presidential candidate they attempt to put forward will be of no resistance to them. I will! ‘For clarity also, as President, I would put forth this bill to referendum. ‘Although I oppose greatly this pact, it is neither mine nor governments choice to make. It is the people of Irelands choice! Always! That is a true democracy!'

Would the fact that he has,apart from the rape conviction, 20+ other convictions work against him? Oh plus the fact that he walks like a clown!

Not arguing with you there.

Not even nuttier right wing councillors would endorse him because of the rape case. That would follow them around whenever they went for re-election. If not for that they might but he'd still have no chance.

As another poster said he is just setting it up to be able to say he was denied a nomination.

Does this empty head know that the president of Ireland has no influence over the Dail and Seanad who pass the laws? The president of Ireland can't even Veto a bill the seanad or Dail have passed.

Don't think they were ever identified.

Mcgregor could just be a distraction for some other clown with similar ideas that will run for president.

This is exactly the fear.

Was McGregor in The White House to discuss causing a commotion for the Irish democratic system?. I could see Musk in particular backing and encouraging him to go for a nomination and to see how much hassle they can generate for 'the system' using the Irish and worldwide influence of the X army of followers.

They could try out a bit of political messing around in a small democracy and see how it works out for a try elsewhere. The damage it could create for our democratic system by mobilising far right supporters here and abroad, could be huge. He may not have a hope of being selected, but even that could be used to stir up a lot of hassle for our democratic system. The time that he could take up from the distractions he could generate could have a big impact on government business.

We are living in very strange times at the moment where an increasing amount of people are disconnecting from the democratic process in favour of following internet influencers. The turnout in Irish election processes (local, national, european and presidential) has been falling in recent years and the presidential election turnout is one of the lowest, it is a good place to start if you want to have a go at (f)bucking the system.

Surely we could just say he has to have a full debate in Irish and that would be that. He struggles with English as it is.

Let me put some fears to rest.

In 2011 and in 2018, 4 independent candidates each time were nominated through the City and County Council process. This, as has been mentioned, is the only way to be nominated, other than getting 20 Oireachtas member's signatures.

At the time of those campaigns, local authority membership was much more fractured in the aftermath of the financial crisis and crash, with a strong representation of minor parties and independents.

This time, following last year's local elections, the big three parties, particularly FF and FG, have a stranglehold on the City and County Councils, and so only a few of those Councils will even have the option of nominating an independent candidate.

As well as that, each Council can only nominate one person, which narrows things even further.

I suspect myself that there will be no Council nominees sent forward, and a max of 5 nominees coming from the Oireachtas, one each from FF and FG, and an agreed leftist candidate from SF, Lab, SDs and PBP. Or maybe SF will nominate Conor Murphy on their own and leave the others to get behind Frances Black.

The other two would be independents like McDowell, or perhaps one from a scatter of people like Tom Clonan, Alice-Mary Higgins, Aubrey McCarthy, Lynn Ruane or Eileen Flynn.

You might also see a collection of right leaning independent members of both houses come together behind Ronán Mullen or Sharon Keogan.

But the crucial fact is, the number don't exist across the 234 Oireachtas members to nominate all of them, not once the big parties are whipped.

And so, as you can see, the path to a nomination for Conor McGregor or any other such degenerate, is impenetrably blocked.

Strange times indeed- a few years ago I would have laughed at both your post and mine- now not so much - the fiction of conspiracy theory forums and other crackpot ideas is becoming fact