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

Probably something to do with a mutual disliking of immigrants

RTE has decided to feature The High Kings in its Christmas in Kilmainham special. What some people may not realise is that the band is managed by Conor McGregor’s label. As a result, Ireland’s public service broadcaster is using licence fee payers’ money to financially benefit a business owned by McGregor.

To be clear, I despise McGregor, and I have never been subtle about that in the past. This is not an abstract issue for me. I was assaulted in my early 20s, and the trauma stayed with me for years. But what I experienced was nothing compared to the horrific attack suffered by Nikita Hand.

I’m saying this because I feel a responsibility to call out any support for McGregor’s business interests when I see it. The High Kings signed to McGregor’s label after he was found civilly liable for rape. There is no plausible claim of ignorance or historical distance. The band knew exactly who they were aligning themselves with.

This is about accountability and ethical judgment. RTE is not a private broadcaster making a commercial decision. It is a publicly funded organisation with obligations to the people who pay for it. Our public service broadcaster choosing to profit his business interests is an insult to Nikita Hand, and to all survivors of violence across Ireland.

I've emailed RTE to call them out directly. I know this is the last weekend before Christmas and people are busy, but if anyone agrees with me on this, I would strongly encourage you to email RTE as well. Public pressure matters!

I genuinely want to understand how RTE justified this decision.

This is the email I sent to complaints@rte.ie if anyone wants to use it.

Subject: Why are RTE promoting Conor McGregor's business interests?

Email:
To RTE Complaints,

Why has RTE decided to use licence fee payers’ money to financially benefit Conor McGregor by featuring The High Kings, a band managed by his label, in the Christmas in Kilmainham special? A public service broadcaster choosing to profit McGregor’s business interests is an insult to his victim and to survivors of violence across Ireland.

The High Kings signed to McGregor’s label after he was found civilly liable for rape. There is no plausible claim of ignorance or historical distance. The band knew exactly who they were aligning themselves with.

After McGregor was found civilly liable for rape, businesses across Ireland made a conscious decision to refuse to work with any of his businesses. RTE appears to have chosen a different standard.

I would like a clear explanation of how this decision was justified, and what consideration was given to RTE’s public service responsibilities when approving the inclusion of The High Kings in the Christmas in Kilmainham special.

Its on r/ireland today so will probably trigger alot more emails, hopefully RTE might be about to make a sharp uturn on this idiotic decision

Laura, thank you for drawing attention. I have sent email

The civilly liable rapist, assaulter of old men and serial tapper outer now trying to claim he's some sort of deity on X. Himself and Russell Brand probably in talks to set up a partnership.

So they didnt even show up? Ohh they are fvcked and probably so is McGregor once damages are awarded and they start spilling

Well done - did the programme actually air in the end do you know?

He did.

Fallon has been a gobshite for ages, he kissed Trumps ass on the show previously also, ruffling his hair and basically ‘comedy washing ‘ Trump.
Thankfully there are still the likes of Jimmy Kimmel , by now means perfect and unfortunately not actually that funny , but atleast have far more decency than Fallon and his producers/employers.
Then again Mike Tyson, actually jailed for rape, became a media /Hollywood darling.

Lol, the evidence quite clearly supports him.

Why did a jury find him liable, then?

Why did the Court of Appeal not overturn it?

Why did the Supreme Court refuse to even hear it?

The answer to all of those is - because he did it.

Because rape cases are notoriously difficult to prove.

Why would Nikita Hand take on a case where her name would be plastered all over the media and social media, and risk a massive pile on from the likes of your good self if she lost?

Because he did it - and the jury believed her and not him regardless of what your revision of events says about the evidence.

And a jury very much so disagrees with you on this. The fact he put forward false witnesses to smear the victim says plenty too. You keep saying "innocent of rape", when was he found innocent? Think we all missed that one. The jury found McGregor to be liable in a civil court based on the evidence.