Freemasons aghast at use of hall for music video by McGregor record label artist
The Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of Ireland has launched an investigation after an artist signed to Conor McGregor's record label used their historic Dublin hall to film a video where a sex act is committed on a character called 'Your Royal Highness.'
The Freemasons' Hall in Molesworth Street features in the video for 'Spit in It' by Eskimo Supreme as a stand in for a room in Westminster in London. In the video actors playing Irish paramilitaries shout explicit demands at a woman described as 'Your Royal Highness.' They are then forced at gunpoint to commit a sex act on the woman.
Actors dressed up as dissident Republicans appear to be imprisoned behind wire in the hall. They shout 'Let us out you British b**tards' before yelling a further expletive. They add: 'We are political prisoners and we demand political status.'
The lyrics of 'Spit it It' includes references to RTE's the Late Late Show and to Newstalk broadcaster Pat Kenny. The hall, which was built in 1869, provides a Victorian backdrop for the video.
'Spit in It' by Eskimo Supreme first appeared on YouTube a week ago and has over 115K views. The video description is that the British government has 'unlocked a freak scientific discovery whereby the saliva of Irish dissident Republicans morphs a Royal family member into a dragon when their saliva encounters Royal genitalia enough times.'
Philip AJ Daley, Grand Secretary of the Freemasons in Ireland, confirmed via email that a probe is underway in relation to the use of their hall for the video.
'It would be inappropriate to make any further statement until our investigation is complete.'
The artist behind the video Eskimo Supreme (Alex Sheeran) is signed to Greenback Records which is credited at the end of the video. Conor McGregor launched the label last summer with music industry business partners.
In a statement at the time McGregor said that Greenback Records was set to be a 'a multi genre record label supporting artists at all stages of their career.' Greenback Records has been contacted for comment in relation to the filming of the video at the hall in Dublin.
Alex Sheeran is a former member of Irish rap crew Versatile. In a post on Instagram he describes 'Spit in It' as the 'scauldiest tune' he has ever made.
Meanwhile, earlier this month the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons ran in to controversy when it emerged that their venue in Dublin was used for the filming of a Tucker Carlson interview with MMA fighter Conor McGregor.
In a statement issued on April 19 the Freemasons said that their 'historic venue' was available for private event hire.
'The Freemasons of Ireland accepted a booking from a media company and if the participants and content had been known the booking would not have been accepted.'
The Freemasons have donated the fee for the interview to charity after expressing regret that it took place on their premises.
Former Fox News host Carlson filmed the interview with McGregor at the hall on Molesworth Street in Dublin on April 15. The 54 minute interview with McGregor was released on the social media channels of the right wing commentator three days later.
During the course of the interview McGregor criticised the Irish Government. McGregor claimed that the Government was responsible for the 'erasure of Irish culture' and what he termed as 'mass immigration.'
McGregor, without offering any evidence, also told Carlson that his ambition to become President of Ireland may not get off the ground as Ireland is 'not a democratic country.'
McGregor stated that 'Ireland like a lot of countries in the western sphere is being governed by people with ill intentions of its people.
'They have not got the interest of their people at its heart. However, our country stays strong.'
The 36 year old said that the citizens of Ireland 'do not feel like first rate citizens' and 'what is going on here is an abomination, a travesty, and it cannot continue for much longer.' He also claimed that the rising cost of living in Ireland was a 'national emergency.'
Last year, a jury in a civil trial at the High Court found Conor McGregor liable of sexual assault.
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