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Mick Kearney: Irish rugby team want a motivational speech from Conor McGregor

Usain Bolt, Rory McIlroy, Barry McGuigan, Niall Quinn and Sonia O’Sullivan have spoken to the squad in the past.

CONOR MCGREGOR IS the man the Irish rugby team would love to get a motivational speech from.

The two-division UFC champion is top of the players’ wish-list according to Ireland manager Mick Kearney.

Kearney is responsible for organising guest speakers to address the squad. They come from a wide range of backgrounds, mainly high achievers from the sport and business worlds.

“I organised Usain Bolt, Rory McIlroy, Barry McGuigan, Niall Quinn, Sonia O’Sullivan, lots of good sportspeople, to talk to the lads but the one person they really want to get in now is Conor McGregor,” Kearney told The Daily Mail.

“They felt I might be able to pull that off before I left. I’ve a connection through someone I know to his coach John Kavanagh.

“If I can assist when I’m gone I will do that, but as I said to Paul I have to leave somebody for him to get because we have got a lot of the good ones in.”

Kearney is wrapping up his tenure with the team after today’s test match against Australia, which will wrap up Ireland’s Autumn Series. Ex-Ireland international Paul Dean will take his place.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 7:13 PM

    Didn’t respect her enough to pay the tax bill tho

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    Sep 14th 2022, 7:49 PM

    Joke of a club from top to bottom. As someone has already said, didn’t respect herself enough to pay the tax bill.

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    Sep 15th 2022, 12:09 AM

    Rangers are the football equivalent of that guy wearing Union Jack shorts in Marbella getting stuck into the Stella.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 9:05 PM

    Crucial news for the 42 to be reporting here. Very relevant for an Irish website.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 10:27 PM

    @Sloppy Steaks: yes all news sites should be domestic news only. I love a bubble.

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    Sep 15th 2022, 12:45 AM

    @Sloppy Steaks: in fairness i thought it newsworthy….. it hardly the only piece related to british queens death..i.e games classed off at weekend…. think we as a country is past all the black and white …..there is a grey area we can be ok with…just my thoughts, no doubt abuse to follow

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    Sep 15th 2022, 8:20 AM

    @Sloppy Steaks: Did you post on the PGS article complaining or only this one?

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    Sep 15th 2022, 8:20 AM

    @Marcus Suridius: PSG*

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    Sep 14th 2022, 10:35 PM

    They’re making a right Royal mess of their return to the champions league.

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    Sep 14th 2022, 9:07 PM

    Why is this news?

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    Sep 14th 2022, 11:05 PM

    @Tyrone Smith: why is any British football news?

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    Sep 15th 2022, 10:00 AM

    @Tyrone Smith: 20k views so….

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    Sep 14th 2022, 11:38 PM

    Hahaha. Things you love to see

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