{"id":350165,"date":"2026-03-17T04:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/350165\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T04:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:53:09","slug":"conor-mcgregor-the-very-worst-of-irish-society-simon-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/350165\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor &#8216;the very worst of Irish society&#8217; \u2013 Simon Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris has said that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/maintopics\/conor-mcgregor_topic-5084510.html\">Conor McGregor<\/a> \u201crepresents the very worst of Irish society\u201d but stated that it is up to the US who it invites to the country.<\/p>\n<p>There is still uncertainty as to whether the disgraced MMA fighter will be in Washington DC today for the St Patrick\u2019s Day celebrations following his appearance at the White House last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It has been reported that there is a possibility McGregor could be in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mr Harris told reporters in London it was a \u201cmatter for the United States of America who they let into their country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cMy view of Conor McGregor is well known. He represents the very worst of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5006210_14_articleinlinemobile_2.83904905.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris told reporters in London that Ireland was celebrating Jessie Buckley, 'someone who represents the best of Ireland' while 'Conor McGregor represents the very worst of Irish society'.\u00a0\" title=\"T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris told reporters in London that Ireland was celebrating Jessie Buckley, 'someone who represents the best of Ireland' while 'Conor McGregor represents the very worst of Irish society'.\u00a0\" class=\"card-img\"\/>T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris told reporters in London that Ireland was celebrating Jessie Buckley, &#8216;someone who represents the best of Ireland&#8217; while &#8216;Conor McGregor represents the very worst of Irish society&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cToday, we\u2019re celebrating [Oscar winner] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/lifestyle\/artsandculture\/arid-41811035.html\">Jessie Buckley<\/a>, someone who represents the best of Ireland, an incredible person who\u2019s shattered a glass ceiling, [by becoming] the first Irish woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201c[She is] an incredible ambassador for our country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cConor McGregor represents the very worst of Irish society.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Nobody needs any advice from me. But [St Patrick\u2019s Day in the White House] is a celebration of Irishness, of our values, of inclusion, of the best of us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWhen I think of the best of us. I don\u2019t think of Conor McGregor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last year, Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin visited the White House the week before March 17, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/politics\/arid-41595214.html\">McGregor visiting US president Donald Trump on St Patrick\u2019s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As McGregor addressed the press in the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she \u201ccouldn\u2019t think of a better guest to have with us on St Patrick\u2019s Day\u201d than him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Taoiseach condemned comments on immigration that McGregor made in his visit to the White House, branding them \u201cwrong\u201d and arguing that they did \u201cnot reflect the spirit of St Patrick\u2019s Day, or the views of the people of Ireland\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>                Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris has said that Conor McGregor \u201crepresents the very worst of Irish society\u201d but stated that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5658,1714,93,61,60,70,63762],"class_list":["post-350165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-irish-examiner-instagram","tag-conor-mcgregor","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-simon-harris","tag-st-patricks-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}