Joe Brolly has slammed Conor McGregor over comments the Dubliner made in the White House this week. The former two-weight UFC champion jetted to Washington to meet President Donald Trump on St Patrick's Day and went on an anti-immigration rant. He stated that "Ireland is on the cusp of losing its Irishness" and that an "illegal immigration racket" was "running ravage on the country". McGregor also claimed the Irish government was one of "zero action with zero accountability". His visit to the White House came months after he was found civilly liable in a High Court damages case in Dublin taken by a woman who accused him of rape. Hitting out at McGregor on his Free State Podcast, Brolly said: "It's this sort of hijack of the world and of the rule of, sort of, law and order. I mean, there he is talking about there being no consequences for being a criminal in Ireland. Hello. Irony alert. Irony emergency. DEF CON 4. "I mean, this is a man who's been found liable for a brutal sexual assault, who was captured on video punching an old man in the face in his bar, who went on a rampage in New York, and was fined and sentenced for that rampage whenever he was trying to conceal his terror of (Khabib) Nurmagomedov by acting big. "It was his version of the shithaka before he got trounced by the fella and here he is complaining that there's no consequences in Ireland for being a criminal. And do you know what? He's right when it comes to himself." Meanwhile, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said he does not "take too much note" of criticism levelled at him by McGregor. The mixed martial artist has been condemned by the most senior figures in Ireland's coalition after he criticised the government on a range of issues during a meeting with Mr Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Mr Martin said the mixed martial arts fighter did not speak for Ireland and that the government was made up of elected representatives. "As far as the government is concerned it's an elected government, by the way and we're very focused on increasing the policing in the public order capacity." "But I don't take too much note of his criticism other than to say that he does not speak for the Irish people in any shape or form." "And we will continue to work in Dail Eireann and in engaging with the opposition in Dail Eireann who are elected also. And we will engage in terms of the best policies to develop for this country into the future." For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here and sign up to our daily newsletter here.