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Sunday World
2 hours ago
- Sunday World
Fire at Conor McGregor's Black Forge pub being investigated as criminal damage
Flames were visible coming from the Black Forge Inn on the Drimnagh Road in Dublin 12 early on Friday morning. Fire breaks out at Conor McGregor's Black Forge this morning as Gardai and fire services tackle the blaze Gardaí are investigating a fire at a Dublin pub owned by Conor McGregor as an incident of criminal damage. Flames were visible coming from the Black Forge Inn on the Drimnagh Road in Dublin 12 early on Friday morning, with smoke seen emerging from the entrance to the building. Dublin Fire Brigade and gardaí were at the scene of the small fire on Friday morning. No injuries were reported following the incident, which gardaí have said is now being investigated as one of criminal damage. News in 90 Seconds - July 25th A spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade said a report of a fire at a premises on the Drimnagh Road was made around 3am on Friday morning. "Firefighters from Dolphins Barn were mobilised to the address and on arrival found a small fire at the front of the building,' they said. "Using a high pressure hose reel, one fire engine dealt with the incident and no injuries were reported. The scene was handed over to gardaí.' The scene was preserved by gardaí ahead of a technical examination being carried out. 'Gardai attended the scene of an incident of criminal damage at a licensed premises on the Drimnagh Road, Crumlin that occurred at approximately 3.00am,' Gardai said in a statement. 'The fire was extinguished by Dublin Fire Brigade. Investigations are ongoing.' Workmen could be seen later in the morning repairing damage to the entrance of the Crumlin pub. McGregor bought the Black Forge Inn for €2m in 2020 and later spent an additional €1m on renovations. In 2022, the pub was targeted in a suspected petrol bomb attack, but the bomb failed to ignite and no damage was caused in the incident. The Black Forge Inn has been contacted for comment.
The Irish Sun
4 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Hunt for arsonist as Conor McGregor's Dublin pub targeted in fire attack as ‘flammable liquid' used to torch entrance
GARDAI are hunting an arsonist suspected of torching the pub owned by former MMA fighter Conor McGregor. Advertisement 5 An arson attack occurred at Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn in Dublin 5 Emergency services were seen combating the spread of the fire Credit: X / dubslife1 5 McGregor responded to the incident with a social media post Credit: social media collect It's understood the suspect used a flammable liquid at the front of the premises before setting it on Officers were also examining the scene of the arson attack in a bid to gather evidence. The incident will be investigated as Advertisement READ MORE ON GARDAI Gardai are also trying to establish a motive for the arson attack. The former cage fighter is believed to be overseas but is aware of the attack. We contacted the bar today but no one was available for comment. Advertisement Most read in Irish News Conor McGregor gets a belly rub from Dee Devlin as they enjoy an Al-fresco meal in Sardinia, Italy One source said: "Some type of flammable liquid was used at the entrance to the pub before being set alight. "There was a small fire at the door that was quickly brought under control. "One individual was involved in the incident and quickly ran from the scene. "Thankfully there was no one around at the time and nobody was injured." Advertisement MOTIVE BEING SOUGHT Investigators are now trying to establish a motive for the incident. One local told us: "The homes near the pub were woken up by the sound of fire engines and sirens. "The fire was extinguished pretty quickly and then the guards were back first thing to examine the pub. "It's hard to know who was behind this attack because he's not popular with everyone in this community." Advertisement ONGOING INVESTIGATION Gardai confirmed an investigation was ongoing. A spokesperson said: "Gardai attended the scene of an incident of criminal damage at a licenced premises on the Drimnagh Road, Crumlin that occurred at approximately 3am on Friday 25 July. "The fire was extinguished by the Dublin Fire Brigade. "No injuries have been reported. Advertisement 'SCENE PRESERVED' "The scene is currently preserved and a technical examination will be conducted in due course. Investigations are ongoing." A spokesperson from Dublin Fire Brigade added: "Firefighters from Dolphin's Barn were mobilised to the address and on arrival found a small fire at the front of the building. "Using a high pressure hose reel, one fire engine dealt with the incident and no injuries were reported. The scene was handed over to Gardai." SECOND ARSON ATTACK This is the second time McGregor's pub has been targeted in an arson attack. Advertisement In 2022, a petrol bomb was thrown at the bar but it failed to ignite. Following that incident, McGregor also installed bullet proof windows in the pub. The investigation into the latest attack is being led by officers from Crumlin Garda station. 5 This is the second time McGregor's pub has been targeted in an arson attack Credit: Gary Ashe - Commissioned by The Sun Dublin Advertisement 5 Gardai are currently investigating the arson attack Credit: X / dubslife1
Irish Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Conor McGregor breaks silence after fire breaks out at his Dublin pub
Conor McGregor has boasted that he finds "criminals in minutes" after Gardai launched an investigation into what is understood to have been an arson attack on his pub. Gardai and emergency services were called to the Black Forge Inn in Drimnagh at around 3am on Friday morning after flames and thick clouds of smoke were were spotted coming from the front of the building. According to sources, a lone male was seen near the premises around the same time and is alleged to have poured petrol on the front of the pub before setting it on fire. Now McGregor, in a series of defiant messages on social media, has claimed that his premises are "unbeatable". The UFC star called his pub the "Unbeatable Black Forge Inn" before writing, "I locate criminals in minutes, Vote McGregor!" McGregor was referring to his proposed bid to enter the ballot for the next Irish presidential election. But the 37-year-old has been at the centre of a series of scandals in recent times. McGregor, who is engaged to his long-time partner Dee Devlin, made headlines last week for being caught kissing a mystery woman on a Florida beach. Following on from that scandal, US rapper Azealia Banks alleged that the Crumlin man sent her a series of unwanted explicit images. Last year a High Court jury in Dublin ordered McGregor to pay damages of almost €250,000 to Nikki Hand, 35, after a much-publicised civil case in which the Dublin woman alleged that the former UFC world champion had raped her. This is the second time his Dublin boozer has been the target by an arson attack. In 2022, less than a year after McGregor reopened the pub after pumping millions into a renovation, Garda were called to investigate after two petrol bombs were thrown at the premises. In a statement in relation to the latest criminal damage incident, An Garda Siochana said: Gardaí attended the scene of an incident of criminal damage at a licenced premises on the Drimnagh Road, Crumlin that occurred at approximately 3:00am on Friday, 25th July 2025. 'The fire was extinguished by Dublin Fire Brigade. 'No injuries have been reported. 'The scene is currently preserved and a technical examination will be conducted in due course. 'Investigations are ongoing.' Dublin Fire Brigade also issued a statement saying: Dublin Fire Brigade was called at 3am on Friday to reports of a fire at a premises on the Drimnagh Road. 'Firefighters from Dolphins Barn were mobilised to the address and on arrival found a small fire at the front of the building. 'Using a high pressure hose reel, one fire engine dealt with the incident and no injuries were reported. The scene was handed over to Gardai."
India Today
5 hours ago
- India Today
Teen gang targeting Indians on attack spree in Dublin?
A horrifying pattern of violence against Indian nationals in Ireland has come to light after a 40-year-old Indian man was brutally assaulted and stripped in public by a teenage gang in Tallaght, a suburb of Dublin. The man, who was accused without evidence of acting inappropriately around children, which was also denied by the Irish police, was left bloodied and traumatised. Authorities are now investigating the case as a potential hate crime. Jennifer Murray, the Irish woman who came to the aid of the Indian man, recounted the brutal assault and noted that it wasn't the first racially motivated incident to occur in the area in recent least four Indian men and another man have been facially stabbed by this gang of teenagers in the last four days in Tallaght. How many of you knew that or saw it on the news? (sic)" Murray said in a video posted on July 20. She said that the man, who was reportedly working a delivery job at a multinational company, had to undergo a brain scan and was left "completely scared for life".This hints at teen gang or gangs operating in Dublin and targeting Indians. However, it is not yet confirmed whether the same group of teenagers was involved in the string of recent a racist attack in Dublin that was revealed in 2023, an Indian woman who was the victim said the attackers were all teenagers, with one of the attackers around 16 or 17, while the rest were between 13 and THRASH, STRIP INDIAN MAN IN DUBLIN HATE CRIMEThe latest incident occurred on the evening of July 19, when the Indian national was attacked by a group of teenagers in the suburb of Tallaght. The attackers removed his trousers before passers-by rescued him. The man was left bleeding from multiple wounds on his face, arms, and a video posted on Facebook, Murray shared that she was driving down Parkhill Road in Tallaght when she saw a group of five to six adults, including a woman, gathered at a location. "I saw this man standing there, completely soaked in blood, from his head all the way down to his toes," she man pleaded to her, saying, "Please help me, please save me". Meanwhile, the teenagers shouted accusations, claiming he was a paedophile and that this was the reason for the she said it was clear he had done nothing wrong. Subsequently, the group left the police are probing the attack as a hate HAVE PREVIOUSLY TARGETED INDIANS IN IRELANDWhat makes this incident even more alarming is the eyewitness' claim that the same gang had assaulted at least five other Indian men, with some victims being stabbed in the face, all within just four Gardai (Irish National Police) confirmed that the allegations made against the Indian victim were false but were amplified by far-right and anti-immigrant social media accounts, worsening public latest attack follows multiple reports of Indian students and immigrants facing racial abuse, including a tram assault in Dublin and rope attacks in Cork. Notably, teenagers were involved in all the Indian students from University College Cork (UCC) were attacked by a group of teenagers who threw plastic ropes around their necks in an apparent racial assault in September last Lekha Menon Margassery, who is president of the UCC Indian Alumni Community, had called for increased policing in Cork city centre in the wake of what she believes were racially motivated incidents, The Irish Times said that a second incident happened within half an hour in the Adelaide Street and North Main Street area and involved the same group of teenagers, according to The Irish no injuries were reported and authorities launched a probe into the another incident, Akshaya Anand (25) was assaulted by teenagers armed with a hurl in Dublin in 2021, who shouted, "You don't deserve to be here," during the racist was walking to work at a warehouse in East Wall when she was attacked by three or four teenagers late last reportedly said that one of the attackers was around 16 or 17 years old, while the rest were between 13 and said the teenagers were laughing to themselves and shouting racist abuse throughout the attack, according to said her friends were also attacked in Dublin, according to the JUSTICE MINISTER DEBUNKS ANTI-IMMIGRATION CLAIMSLast week, Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he was aware of instances of foreign nationals being falsely accused of crimes."Increasingly, you hear people blaming immigrants for crimes. All I can say to you is: I have asked for the statistics and when you look at the prison population of people convicted of offences, the percentage of immigrants in prison is lower than the percentage of immigrants in society," he said."So there's no substance to the suggestion that immigrants are more likely to commit a criminal offence," he Ambassador to Ireland, Akhilesh Mishra, was critical of the incident involving the Indian man and slammed RTE News for reporting the incident as an "alleged assault".advertisement"How can an 'alleged' assault cause such horrible injury and bleeding? Aghast at the insensitivity and obfuscation of RTE News! Thank Hon @paulmurphy_TD @gardainfo and Irish people for their sympathy, support to the innocent victim. Hope the perpetrators are brought to justice!" he a post on X, the Embassy said, "Regarding the recent incident of physical attack on an Indian national happened in Tallaght, Dublin, Embassy is in touch with the victim and his family. All the requisite assistance is being offered. The Embassy is also in touch with the relevant Irish authorities in this regard. (sic)"Following the attack, the Indian Ambassador to Ireland also met with the representatives of Indian community associations across Ireland.- Ends
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Fire at Conor McGregor's pub was ARSON as cops hunt man who ‘sparked blaze using flammable liquid then fled on foot'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) POLICE are hunting an arsonist suspected of torching the pub owned by former MMA fighter Conor McGregor. Detectives believe a person doused the Black Forge Inn with a "flammable liquid" at 3am this morning. 7 Firefighters rushed to the scene last night 7 McGregor pictured in his pub, The Black Forge Inn Credit: Instagram / @theblackforgeinn 7 Workmen repair damage this morning caused by a small fire overnight to Conor McGregor's Black Forge Inn Credit: 7 Conor McGregor has broken his silence following a pub blaze Credit: Instagram It's understood the suspect used a flammable liquid at the front of the premises before setting it on fire and then fleeing the scene. Gardai are examining CCTV from the area in a bid to identify the suspect. Officers were also examining the scene of the arson attack in Crumlin, a suburb of the Irish capital, in a bid to gather evidence. The blaze will be investigated as criminal damage caused by fire. It's understood Gardai intend to speak to McGregor about the fire. But if he's not available, detectives will attempt to speak to the bar's management. Gardai are also trying to establish a motive for the arson attack. The former cage fighter is believed to be overseas but is aware of the attack. A source said: "Some type of flammable liquid was used at the entrance to the pub before being set alight. "There was a small fire at the door that was quickly brought under control. Conor McGregor gets a belly rub from Dee Devlin as they enjoy an Al-fresco meal in Sardinia, Italy "One individual was involved in the incident and quickly ran from the scene. "Thankfully there was no one around at the time and nobody was injured." Investigators are now trying to establish a motive for the incident. They are probing if the bar was targeted to intimidate McGregor or is linked to individuals who have socialised in the bar. One local told us: "McGregor's bar has been quiet recently but it's no surprise to nearby residents this has happened. "The homes near the pub were woken up by the sound of fire engines and sirens. "The fire was extinguished pretty quickly and then the guards were back first thing to examine the pub. "It's hard to know who was behind this attack because he's not popular with everyone in this community." This is the second time McGregor's pub has been targeted in an arson attack. In 2022, a petrol bomb was thrown at the bar but it failed to ignite. Following that incident, McGregor also installed bullet proof windows in the pub. The investigation into the latest attack is being led by officers from Crumlin Garda station. Gardai confirmed an investigation was ongoing. A spokesperson said: "Gardai attended the scene of an incident of criminal damage at a licenced premises on the Drimnagh Road, Crumlin that occurred at approximately 3am on Friday 25th July. "The fire was extinguished by the Dublin Fire Brigade. "No injuries have been reported. "The scene is currently preserved and a technical examination will be conducted in due course. Investigations are ongoing." A spokesperson from Dublin Fire Brigade added: "Firefighters from Dolphin's Barn were mobilised to the address and on arrival found a small fire at the front of the building. "Using a high pressure hose reel, one fire engine dealt with the incident and no injuries were reported. The scene was handed over to Gardai." lips show emergency services battling the blaze at the venue on Drimnagh Road in Crumlin, a suburb of the Irish capital. Reacting to the scenes today, McGregor defiantly posted a video on Instagram while holidaying with his family on a boat. 'UNBEATABLE' Before drinking from a can of Forge beer, he said: "The pub is open for business today folks. "You wouldn't get through it with a rocket launcher. She's spotless. "Up the forge!" He later posted an aerial shot of the pub, captioned: "UNBEATABLE!". Pictures taken today have revealed the extent of the clear up from the fire, with workmen spotted repairing the exterior of the building. The former UFC World Champion's bar was previously targeted in January 2022. Yobs armed with petrol bombs attacked the venue just hours after the fighter had been there. At the time, cops said they were investigating attempted criminal damage. He purchased the Irish pub for roughly £2million in 2019. In a statement released after the "unprovoked" attack, The Black Forge Inn management team confirmed staff and customers had not been harmed. It read: 'After hours last night it appears that criminals made an unprovoked effort to inflict damage to the Black Forge Inn. 'There was no damage done to any patrons, employees or the Forge and Mr. McGregor was not on the premises at the time of the incident. "The Gardai have opened an investigation into the event. We are open and busy as always.' It comes as the star was embroiled in a cheating scandal earlier this month, after being spotted cosying up to a number of women. The Sun revealed how McGregor had been seen with a mystery blonde in a Dublin nightclub - just days before he was spotted kissing another woman in Florida. The former UFC champion was pictured smiling with his hands around a blonde woman's waist. A shocked fan snapped the pair on July 6 at Soho nightclub in the Irish capital. Days later, McGregor was spotted kissing a bikini-clad mystery woman on a beach. They were seen packing on the PDA in full sight of other beachgoers. He then laid down a towel for the woman and wrapped an arm around her shoulders in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The athlete has been engaged to Dee Devlin since 2020 and they share four children together. McGregor's long-time fiancee appeared to brush it off as she took to social media to wish him a happy birthday. Putting on a united front, she also posted a series of photos of herself and the fighter beaming together. She seems to be staying loyal to her partner, even after he packed on the PDA with another woman. The latest scandal comes as leaked nudes McGregor sent to Azealia Banks were posted online by the rapper. She alleges the fighter sent her the photos on X unprompted - despite her not following him back. The rapper claims the messages were sexual harassment, but also said that she sent the boxer nude pictures as well in a sexting-back and-forth since 2016. 7 Conor McGregor and a pint of his Forged Stout Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 7 The fighter's pub was targeted in 2022 Credit: Getty
