Ireland has one of the highest minimum wage packets on the planet, according to a global survey.

Ireland is among the top 50 most visited countries on the planet — and ranks higher than Portugal and Australia in global popularity.

With cigar in mouth, Ireland’s UFC sensation Conor McGregor delivers a message in the video below to the man upstairs.

From the high of his first UFC victory on American soil last Saturday to the low of a serious knee injury - Dublin Conor McGregor has gone through a range of emotions in the last week.

He may not be well-known in Ireland, but Conor McGregor is making plenty of new friends in America.

Dubliner Conor McGregor dominated from start to finish as he scored a unanimous decision over Max Holloway at the UFC Fight Night 26 Prelims in Boston overnight.

Conor McGregor glides around the ring in a South Boston gym, counting down the hours before his US debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship today.

UFC’s Irish star Conor McGregor is enjoying the spoils of his rise to fame but won’t be letting his focus waver as he seeks a title fight sooner rather later, writes Brendan O’Brien