Overview

• Elon Musk publicly endorsed McGregor on X and criticized Tánaiste Simon Harris over reported efforts to keep independents from nominations, after McGregor shared a FaceTime image of the pair.
• Simon Harris dismissed Musk’s intervention and highlighted that McGregor was found civilly liable in a Dublin case in 2024, a ruling whose appeal was rejected last month.
• McGregor announced Donald Trump Jr. as a strategic advisor to MMA.INC, underscoring the fighter’s parallel commercial push as he pursues a political campaign.
• The UFC star is campaigning on an anti-immigration message and released a video outside Ireland’s parliament pledging to champion the “will of the people.”
• The nomination window runs through Sept. 24, and McGregor has not presented verified backing from 20 Oireachtas members or four local authorities, with Fine Gael councillors directed to support Heather Humphreys.