It would have been a downright shame if Conor McGregor’s title win wasn’t recognised by Dublin in some way, shape or form.
An online petition started this week, which campaigned for Dublin City Council to organise an official homecoming ceremony for the new UFC featherweight champion, received 19,000 votes.
And the pressure has obviously paid off as Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh has revealed that a civic reception would indeed be taking place for McGregor in late January.
And here is what the always opinionated internet had to say.
https://twitter.com/smurf164_/status/677110651320459264
@arielhelwani Dublin City Council just announced @TheNotoriousMMA will be given a civic reception in late Jan. Least he deserves! #ANDNEW
— Nez (@StephenKNesbitt) December 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/LadbrokesIE/status/677114770479271936
It took the Sinn Fein led Dublin City Council kicking and screaming into giving Conor McGregor a civic reception.
— Derek Goulding (@derekgoulding) December 16, 2015
At the end of the movie Conor McGregor gets a civic reception and even those who don't like it agree MMA is a real sport #starwarsspoilers
— Oisin Langan (@oisinlangan) December 16, 2015
Delighted that Conor McGregor will be given a Civic Reception by the Lord Mayor at the end of January.
— Ciarán Bolger (@cbolgerr) December 16, 2015
FANTASTIC!
We shouldn't have needed a petition but at least it worked…. https://t.co/FrVDgzoKgV— DADDi® EUROPE (@DADDiEUROPE) December 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/rorykitt/status/677181656021757953
https://twitter.com/EmmaJoyceMarie/status/677168313001226240
Glorious sense prevails https://t.co/RNJcdV6ih7
— Pat McCarry (@patmccarry) December 16, 2015
Will the civic reception for Conor McGregor last 13 seconds?
— fiona looney (@fionalooney) December 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/PierceCallaghan/status/677151366423425024
