Cartel mobster ‘The Wig’ on warpath after Aoife McGregor's salon robbed
Drug addict is believed responsible for theft at salon which is owned by Conor McGregor’s sister, Aoife
A local drug addict is suspected of robbing a small sum of cash from the Stop N Glow premises on Bridgefoot Street in the Liberties area of the capital early last week.The matter was not reported to Gardaí but detectives became aware of the crime after receiving information that ‘The Wig’ has been terrorising people in the south inner city in an attempt to identify the culprit.According to information received by gardaí, they believe that Whelan has identified the suspect as being most likely based in the nearby Oliver Bond flats complex.Conor McGregor with his sisters, Erin and AoifeGardaí have not received any complaint about the alleged robbery but the believe the culprit is most likely a local drug addict.“There is a security alert in place because of what is alleged to have happened at Ms McGregor’s business and because Mr Whelan is simply a very dangerous individual,” a source told the Sunday World.“The understanding is that Ms McGregor was not present at her business when this allegedly happened but gardaí cannot properly investigate a crime when it is not reported to them.“What is known is that Whelan has not taken this very well at all and is determined to find who is responsible for it. It is a matter of respect as far he is concerned and that makes this situation pretty concerning from a policing point of view,” the source explained.In January, we revealed that Aoife McGregor appointed William Whelan, the father of her gangster boyfriend ‘The Wig’ as the company secretary of her business.“This robbery is personal to him – make no mistake about that,” a source said.The tanning business owned by Aoife McGregorAoife (39) has been going out with Kinahan-linked criminal Graham Whelan (42) in recent years and regularly visited him while he was in prison on money- laundering offences.The company was set up last July but the business only opened up last December.Career criminal ‘The Wig’ has 34 convictions, including five drugs convictions.He was a close pal of David Byrne, who was shot dead in the Regency Hotel attack as part of the Kinahan-Hutch feud.News in 90 seconds - 11th May 2025 In December 2022, Whelan was released from prison after serving an 18-month sentence for money-laundering.‘The Wig’ was previously jailed for six years over a €1.6million drug seizure at a hotel in Dublin.The infamous bust, carried out at the Holiday Inn when Whelan was just 17, was seen as the beginning of the Crumlin-Drimnagh feud which resulted in 16 people being murdered.After being arrested by gardaí, Whelan told them that he could do 10 years in jail “standing on his head”.Graham Whelan and Aoife McGregor have been partners for several yearsIn December 2022, Whelan was released from prison after serving an 18-month sentence for money-laundering.‘The Wig’ was arrested but later released without charge by gardaí investigating the feud gun murder of rival criminal Gary Bryan (31) in Walkinstown in September 2006.Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan is out for vengeanceThe Sunday World previously revealed that Whelan was a regular player for McGregor’s Black Forge pub team, and even handed over a cheque for €750 to homeless charity Stronger Together, which expressed shock when informed as to who had handed over the money.He is one of the most feared criminals in the country and Gardaí have serious concerns that he may dish out some extreme violence to the drug addict who allegedly targeted Aoife McGregor’s tanning salon.Conor McGregor was ordered to pay Nikita Hand €250,000 in a civil action she took against himMeanwhile her controversial UFC brother Conor McGregor continues to spark outrage on social media, including last week when he posted an AI-created image of himself as the new pope. The image was accompanied with the message: “Surprise surprise motherfooker the king is back!”He is appealing against the decision by a High Court jury who found him civilly liable for the rape of Drimnagh woman Nikita Hand at a Dublin Hotel in 2018.The jury found that he raped the hairdresser and awarded her just under €250,000 in damages.
