MMA star Conor McGregor has revealed that the houses developed for his homeless accommodation project are ‘built and ready to go’, and pleaded with Dublin City Council to sign off on the homes to allow tenants to move in as quickly as possible.

Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Crumlin man said: ‘Waiting on Dublin City Council to sign off here. These impeccably built homes are now ready for tenants to move in.

‘Please DCC, sign off on these. We have people without residence eagerly waiting to move in. We are built and ready to go’.

In May 2019, the 31-year-old revealed that he was funding the development of eight houses aimed at accommodating those struggling to find housing.

The three-bedroom homes are ‘designated for families that currently reside in hotels around the capital, without a home to call their own’.

Posting on social media after a visit to the building site last year, McGregor joked that he had been ‘back on site’, referring to his previous career as a plumber.

McGregor spoke about the pride he felt in undertaking the housing project, stating: ‘Through the storm comes the sun!

‘Walking around this land and these homes today, meeting all the neighbours, knowing that soon there will be families living here, creating their own memories, and building back their lives, gives me great pride!

‘Ireland forever! Ireland first! Ireland always!’