Mick Clifford: Conor McGregor abandons presidential tilt without ever facing the public

The former MMA fighter left just one positive in wake of his ridiculous non-campaign: Now, surely, Irish people will never take for granted the guardrails of our democracy

Conor McGregor fled every opportunity to address the people who can actually vote in Ireland's presidential nomination process and subsequent election.

Appropriately, it was on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Conor McGregor announced he was no longer interested in being president.

The social media platform was where his so-called campaign had originated and been fought.