Just 7pc of public would vote for Conor McGregor for president, as Mairead McGuinness soars ahead in poll

7 per cent of public would vote for Conor McGregor to be president, would you?

Former UFC fighter McGregor would require the nomination of 20 members of the Oireachtas, or four local authorities to get on this year's ballot paper.

Just 7pc of public would vote for Conor McGregor for president, as Mairead McGuinness soars ahead in poll

Former EU commissioner Mairead ­McGuinness has solidified her lead in the polls in the race to be the country’s next president, as the vast majority of the Irish public have said they wouldn’t vote for Conor McGregor.

Poll Shows Little Support for McGregor Run for Aras

Former EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness is now the clear public favourite to become Ireland’s next president. A new Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows she has the highest support at 27% when people were asked to choose from nine right-leaning candidates. When the list was narrowed to five names from both the left and right, support for McGuinness rose to 34%, with Senator Michael McDowell in second place on 20%. Meanwhile, there’s li…

Poll reveals how McGregor would fare in Presidential race

Just 7% of people have said they would vote for Conor McGregor to become the next President of Ireland, according to a new poll on the most likely candidates to succeed Michael D Higgins. The former UFC fighter has expressed his desire to run for the ceremonial role later in the year, promising that he will ‘fix’ the Constitution. While the Crumlin man has plenty of cash to front his bid to Áras, he lacks the political clout needed to win the ra…