Radio star PJ Gallagher has hit back at Conor McGregor after the UFC fighter mocked his mental health struggles.
The Crumlin native posted a number of tweets last night, taunting PJ's battle with mental illness and bringing up his ex-wife. In the tweets, which have since been deleted, McGregor tagged PJ and called the Radio Nova DJ a "sad pox of a thing," and said he was "crying in the paper bout depression."
He wrote: "Sit up right and smile for a change will you, you sad c*nt, hahahaha wife left you an all and your crying in the paper bout depression. Posture like a prawn. Sad b*stard. I am Ireland. Don’t forget it. There’s blood on my flag useesoo.”
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Sharing a screenshot from the previous night, Gallagher replied to McGregor this morning: “Excuse me! It took years of hard work and awkward walking to get the posture of a prawn. I am delicious!”
The comedian then shared a more serious statement and posted the last photo taken of him before he was admitted to St Patrick's University Hospital in December of last year. He wrote: "Absolutely torn up inside and scared out of my shite of what was gonna happen next. Today I’ve never felt better in my life.
"I’m far from a professional and I don’t have a lot of advice to give anyone. Also I was very privileged to even get into the hospital at all. All I’ll say is, no matter how bad you are, there is a road back. Don’t take no for an answer.."
McGregor appeared to be riled up after PJ jokingly defended commentators who called the fighter British last week.
He wrote on Twitter: “Normally this kind of thing winds me up but they can have this lad.”
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