‘Influencer' moans after being kicked out of Conor McGregor's The Black Forge Inn
An Irish far-right media influencer used his digital platform this week to moan after being kicked out of Conor McGregor's The Black Forge Inn.
Gavin Lowbridge had been at the Crumlin pub last Tuesday evening, where former Fox news presenter Tucker Carlson appeared after interviewing McGregor.
In the interview McGregor, who is appealing the decision against him in a civil rape case, talks of a potential run for the Presidency.
The occasion saw other Irish agitators and politicians with controversial views on immigration, appear at the venue.
Earlier in the night, Lowbridge posed for a photo with Kildare County Councillor Tom McDonnell, who has been convicted of violent offences, and repeated bizarre conspiracy theories.
McDonnell also posted a video of him presenting McGregor with a copy of the Irish Constitution and a bottle of holy water.
Lowbridge also posed for selfies enjoying a McGregor cigar and stout and praised the staff at the pub.
Later in the evening, things went downhill for Lowbridge, who runs several digital platforms that feature Irish people with far-right views and as well as British neo-Nazis.
In a livestream, since deleted, Lowbridge complained to his followers over his ordeal after being told to leave by a member of the security staff.
'Boys he just threw me out, he pulled me out of the pub for absolutely nothing.
'I've been minding my business. I had the best f***ing night of my life and he's throwing me out.. Like, what the f**k? I didn't fight with anybody I haven't had a bad word with anybody and he just threw me out.
'Obviously I'm not going to go anywhere because my friends are inside, so I can't leave until my friends come with me, that's fine.
'I don't know why they picked on me because I've been here all evening. I haven't had any problems and the bouncer comes in and says you have to leave now.
'Well if I have to leave now we have to ask why I have to leave and we are going to have to get a public f**king opinion abut why I have to leave because I didn't do anything f**king wrong.'
'I'm one of Conor McGregor's biggest supporters in the country like. So we are not f**king around.'
'I have done nothing wrong I have 300,000 followers. Conor follows me on this. Tomorrow we are going to figure it out. Tomorrow we are going to figure out what your problem is.'
'I just don't like to be disrespected because I drank a lot of drink in here tonight, I bought a lot of pints here tonight.
'I have Conor McGregor's f**king eh, cigar in my hand and his f**king bouncer disrespected me. I don't even like stout, I'm drinking his f**king stout.'
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