You know it’s panto season when the attention-seeking cage fighter, Conor McGregor, wants to be president of Ireland. Oh yes, he does...

And according to some media reports and social media listings, his supporters include Elon Musk, Andrew and Tristan Tate and Russell Brand. Remember what your gran used to say? “Show me your company and your character I will tell?” It was sound advice.

The garrulous sporting pundit, Joe Brolly, didn’t miss and hit the wall on his podcast, when he called the warrior wannabe “a moron”. If there was ever to be a staged verbal clash between those two, my money would be on barrister Joe.

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Brolly is a marmite a character........

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