He may be in the middle of preparing for his heavily anticipated fight with Jose Aldo Jnr this December but UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has taken time out to pledge €50,000 of his hard earned money to help the homeless people of Ireland.
McGregor confirmed the news that he was donating to help the homeless by releasing a statement on his Facebook page in which he said: “I am donating €50,000 from these events to help boost resources of those who are fighting the homeless crisis in Ireland, as we head into the colder weather.” “€25,000 will go to the hard working Simon Community homeless charity. This €25,000 will fund the mobile health clinic for a full year so the people in need can get the treatment they need, when they need it.” “The other €25,000 I will donate to Focus Ireland which will go towards the Family Services Division which helps family’s (sic) in crisis move on from homelessness.”
UFC champ McGregor further explained that he put some amount of thought into choosing the organisations to donate to, so that he could be assured the money would be used in the right areas. McGregor said: “I put time into researching both the Simon Community and Focus Ireland charities. The work of both these organizations is unparalleled with the homeless crisis in our country. “We have put together a four day event across the country. Meet fans. Have some fun. Celebrate life, and also help build money to put towards this major crisis we have in our country.”
The news comes as the interim UFC champion is currently touring the country appearing at events to aid the country’s homeless crisis. McGregor will be at The Foundry in Waterford on Friday night, the Savoy in Cork on Saturday and on Monday and Tuesday, he will be joining his SBG teammates at the Wright Venue in Dublin.