Conor comes out fighting to halt access at gateways

CONOR Mcgregor has slammed the Irish government’s stance on ports and airports during the Covid-19 crisis.

The UFC star has been vocal about the coronavirus across social media in recent weeks and has labelled the decision to keep gateways into the country as “absurd”.

Mcgregor’s response comes after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said in a briefing on Friday the majority of people coming through ports and airports are citizens returning home.

In a series of tweets, the 31-year-old said: “In response to An Taoiseach. People who have travelled to beach homes in advance of Easter, have not been asked, but told to stay put! Such is the danger of this virus. With heightened Garda presence to make sure of it.

“The people you have quarantined with. It is not even safe to move with them. Your beach home or wherever you are must remain (in) your home.

“You make the case for the severity of Covid-19 by enforcing this, and our great public abides, yet then in complete contrast to this, you are allowing passengers enter in and out freely.”

The mixed martial arts superstar said people must stop travelling to help stop the virus spreading.

He added: “Everyone, wherever they are, must remain where they are. Be it abroad. Or on soil. Even more so abroad.

“It is that simple. Nothing but essential supplies and personnel to come through. We need full closure of all our entrance channels. Everyone must remain put for the foreseeable future.

“Everyone is ready, and has been ready, to do this by leaving the airports open for general use, while restricting everything else, is without any disrespect, absurd.”