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UFC star Conor McGregor announced Wednesday that he is donating to hospitals in his native Ireland during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an announcement on his Twitter account, McGregor made the following pledge: "Today I am purchasing myself, €1 million worth of personal protective equipment to be deployed to all the fighting hospitals in the Leinster region. ... Our most affected region, to this date."
McGregor also praised several hospitals, adding: "St. James. Mater, Tallaght Beaumont. Vincent's. Where we would be without these brave men and women, I do not know.