According to Woolley, he was returning from a dinner with his friends when a group of 10-12 men and women were seen randomly attacking civilians along the boardwalk. Woolley turned out to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was attacked by the group as well.
In a tweet, Conor McGregor reacted to the incident by replying to the heartbreaking news reported by RTE News. McGregor’s post read:
In a post on Instagram, Conor McGregor’s fellow countryman Jack Woolley wrote:
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The 22-year-old Olympian was wounded in the attack and required mouth surgery, as reported by him on Instagram.
His gym, ‘South Dublin Taekwondo’ also provided a statement via IG:
Conor McGregor has been known to support his countrymen in times of need
‘The Notorious’ has always stood up for his fellow Irishmen when support was desperately needed, and his actions have often outdone his words in real life.
Conor McGregor reportedly donated an undisclosed amount to a gym in Ireland, which was on the edge of closing down due to financial difficulties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philip Mulpeter, the owner of SBG Portarlington in County Laois, Ireland, reported via Instagram that his gym would close down permanently due to financial reasons. SBG Dublin protege Conor McGregor, who has also been named the richest athlete of 2021 by Forbes magazine, stepped up and decided to invest in the gym.
The gym’s official Instagram handle showed gratitude towards Conor McGregor:
When interviewed by Marc Raimondi of ESPN, Phil Mulpeter said the following:
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