Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor (2nd left), with friends and family including Cllr Philip Sutcliffe Independent Ireland Candidate for Dublin South Central and McGregor's boxing coach (front), arriving at the High Court in Dublin on Friday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireIndependent Ireland general election candidate Cllr Philip Sutcliffe has quit the party, it has emerged. Limerick TD Richard O’Donoghue, a co-founder of Independent Ireland, said there was a meeting of the party executive last night. He said the reason was because “Philip does a lot of great work with people in boxing but we do not condone his association with Conor McGregor. We work for law and order.”READ MORE[ ‘I know what happened in that room’: the full story of the Conor McGregor caseOpens in new window ]Mr Sutcliffe is a candidate in the Dublin South Central constituency.

Source: Irish Independent November 23, 2024 21:05 UTC