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‘Justice has been served’ – Nikita Hand ‘overwhelmed’ by support as Conor McGregor told to pay her close to €250,000 in damages

22 November 2024

Nikita Hand said ‘justice has been served’ after a High Court jury found that she had been assaulted by Conor McGregor, and awarded her over €248,603 in damages. [...]

Ellen Coyne: For the young men in thrall to the cult of Conor McGregor, the result of the case against him will never matter

22 November 2024

"Up the McGregor!” Conor McGregor is being mobbed. Phone cameras and lights follow him as he tries to edge his way through the cheering mass of hundreds of young men and boys to his waiting car. [...]

Masked men broke into Nikita Hand’s home before hearing of civil rape case against Conor McGregor

22 November 2024

Three masked men broke into Nikita Hand’s house and burst into her bedroom just months before the hearing of her civil action against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor. [...]

CCTV, witness reliability, alcohol and drugs – several factors caused DPP not to prosecute Conor McGregor and James Lawrence

22 November 2024

The reliability and consistency of witnesses, the existence of a second suspect who Nikita Hand had no recollection of having sex with, the amount of alcohol and drugs she consumed, and her demeanour in CCTV footage were all factors that prompted the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) not to bring criminal charges against Conor McGregor and James Lawrence. [...]

Female body found in Galway believed to be of missing swimmer

22 November 2024

Rescue workers have recovered a body from the water while searching for a missing woman in Galway. [...]