Conor McGregor holds Katie Taylor talks with Eddie Hearn over Croke Park negotiations

Eddie Hearn met with Conor McGregor in the Dubliner's pub on Monday evening, with the pair holding crunch talks.

McGregor publicly stated he wanted to help Katie Taylor's hopes of fighting in Croke Park and could help sponsor the fight.

GAA HQ currently looks off the table for the May 20th fight with Hearn citing costs as the reason it is not an appropriate venue.

But the promoter flew into Dublin to meet McGregor at the Black Forge Inn in Crumlin on Monday.

Posting on social media, Hearn shared a picture from inside the pub while he tries McGregor's Black Forged Stout.

And Mirror Fighting were on the scene as McGregor arrived for the crunch talks.

And when asked by Mirror fighting if he's confident he would get a deal done, McGregor said: "We'll see what happens"

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