Custom truck gifted by Conor McGregor torched outside Dublin home
A custom truck that Conor McGregor gifted to his first-ever boxing coach was torched in Dublin on Friday, May 1.
Gardaí are investigating the incident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning outside the home of Olympic boxer turned Dublin City Councillor Philip Sutcliffe.
The Dublin Fire Brigade rushed to the scene alongside Gardaí, with the fire believed to have been set in a deliberate attack.
Conor McGregor gifted the truck to his first-ever boxing coach. Pic: Philip Sutcliffe/Instagram
Sutcliffe is now an independent politician, though he was McGregor’s first coach in the boxing world.
In 2023, McGregor gifted him the truck, which was kitted out with his ‘Forged Irish Stout’ branding.
The Toyota Hilux remained covered in the fighter’s branding since then, before being set on fire outside Sutcliffe’s home on the Naas Road in Dublin’s Inchicore.
Sutcliffe receiving the keys to the vehicle. Pic: Conor McGregor/Instagram
Sutcliffe was faced with controversy in 2024, as he quit Independent Ireland amidst backlash for his support of McGregor following rape accusations by Nikita Hand.
When he was gifted the truck, Sutcliffe said: ‘Thank you Conor, gentleman. Anything he touches turns to gold.’
Liam Flynn, manager at the Black Forge Inn pub, handed him the keys in a video shared to McGregor’s social media page.
McGregor’s pub was set on fire last year. Pic: Stacy Revere/Getty Images
Flynn said: ‘On behalf of Conor McGregor, he wants to give you this for yourself. This is your new Jeep.’
Last year, McGregor’s pub was also set on fire after a self-described jihadist poured petrol on the front door of the pub and lit it with a match.
Abdullah Khan was charged with arson after telling detectives he was inspired by the founder of ISIS and had pledged his allegiance to the organisation.
Khan went on to stab a Garda on Capel Street last July, which he was also charged for.
He was further charged with two counts of engaging in terrorist activity or terrorist-linked activity on the dates of each offence.
