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Joe Brolly has slammed Conor McGregor for online comments the UFC star made prior to the riots in Dublin on Thursday.

Following the incident, protestors gathered at the scene but later made their way to the O’Connell Street area. Buses, trams and Garda cars were set on fire, while a number of shops were broken into and looted. The former Derry player referenced posts made by McGregor before and after the riots took place in the city. The Taoiseach also confirmed that while he was happy with the policing approach, a “full review of events” will be carried out to “find out what can be done better”. Following last night's Dublin riots, tomorrow's rematch between Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron, at the 3Arena, will be fought under a cloud of unrest and uncertainty. Conor McGregor, who is effectively one of the fight's main sponsors, has played a role in stoking that uncertainty.

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It's hard to believe that this could have been worse had they not done so. Let’s not forget that those who intervened were not just from Ireland. They're from other countries as well.” I don't want to speculate on motivations at this stage, but absolutely nothing is ruled out in that regard. I really want to thank the people on the street who intervened. The Irish Mirror asked the Tanaiste about comments made by Mr McGregor including a suggestion that “Ireland is at war” and that “you reap what you sow”.

The criminals who carried out the violence in Dublin want to blame other people for their actions. We can't allow them to do that. They're responsible for their actions. There's no excuse for it. I’ve seen that and I’ve seen that preceded it in the preceding weeks. We have laws and we're going to need stronger laws. I'm not gonna get into any individual but incitement to hatred, incitement to violence is a reality in our society. Conor McGregor has continued to hit out at former teammate Artem Lobov by calling him a "rat" with the help of a kids toy.Some 34 persons were arrested throughout Thursday night. Speaking at Dublin Castle, the Tanaiste condemned the protests and said that it was not representative of “who we are as a people”. When asked by the Irish Mirror about recent online comments from MMA Fighter Conor McGregor, Micheál Martin said that many of the comments made by some people online have been “disgraceful”. Mr Martin said: “There's been many comments I've watched online of that type, which are absolutely disgraceful. We've a parliamentary democracy, we value that. The Irish people do as well. Isolated voices like that and voices that essentially are inciting hate and a degree to some extent incitement is unacceptable.”