Conor McGregor oversees the delivery of cardiac monitors, oxygen equipment and 50,000 masks to hospitals in Ireland after his €1MILLION donation to help in the battle against coronavirus
- Conor McGregor made a donation to the coronavirus battle at the end of March
- This weekend, the delivery of medical equipment made it to hospitals in Ireland
- Cardiac monitors, oxygen concentrators and 50,000 masks were delivered
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Thousands of pieces of medical equipment have been delivered to hospitals in Ireland as a result of Conor McGregor‘s €1million donation to the fight against coronavirus.
The equipment was issued out across the region of Leinster in McGregor’s home country at the weekend, with the UFC fighter captioning one picture of medics receiving the apparatus as ‘The Irish Army’.
At present, Ireland has over 10,000 cases of coronavirus and 365 people have died after catching the disease.
The medical equipment was delivered to hospitals in Ireland over the course of the weekend
According to Heroes Aid, McGregor’s money meant 50,000 protective masks were delivered
Cardiac monitors and oxygen concentrators were also delivered to hospitals in Ireland
Mary Leahy, the founding member of Heroes Aid, the charity that helped orchestrate McGregor’s money reaching the frontline of Ireland’s battle against coronavirus, took to Twitter the herald the fighter’s gesture.
‘Your donation was a very welcome & positive contribution Conor,’ she wrote.
‘It was certaintly my 1st time ever having a role in spending a million..hope it wont be my last!
‘The hard work started many weeks ago… give a women €1.3 million to spend, she will do it easily…and wisely, esp when this donation from @TheNotoriusMMA was to equip frontline healthcare to fight Covid-19.
‘From cardiac monitors, to oxygen concentrators, to face visors, masks, gowns, and the rest.’
Mary Leahy of Heroes Aid took to Twitter to herald the impact of McGregor’s donation
UFC superstar McGregor made the donation while he urged the public to stay indoors
McGregor donated the money at the end of March alongside a message that he issued urging people to stay indoors.
McGregor said: ‘Today I am purchasing myself, €1million worth of personal protective equipment to be deployed to all the fighting hospitals in the Leinster region. Our most affected region, to this date. St James. Mater, Tallaght. Beaumont. Vincent’s.
‘Where we would be without these brave men and women, I do not know. May God bless over them and keep them safe.’