Crime World

Conor McGregor has been ordered to pay damages to a woman who took a civil action against him saying she was raped in a Dublin hotel room in 2018. The jury in the civil trial also said they believe he assaulted NIkita Hand in the penthouse of the Beacon Hotel on the day after her office Christmas party. Today as the verdict was read out MgGregor’s partner Dee Devlin rubbed his arm and later left with him in a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce. So what does the verdict mean for McGregor who denied rape claims and how will it affect his future? Nicola speaks with Clodagh Meaney who covered the trial and who was there when the jury came back after several hours of deliberation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A phone call from a prison cell, a story of redemption and a journey into the unknown. Nicola speaks to Crime World Producer Ian Maleney about our new podcast The Gambler which tells the story of Pat Sheedy a successful businessman drawn into crime by an unstoppable gambling addiction. We discuss our own experience with a man who ended up in a top security prison through an endless series of frauds and deceptions and who now claims to have turned his life around. But has he? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man who set a Garda car on fire during the Dublin riots has landed a six and a half year jail term despite pleading guilty to arson and criminal damage. Declan Donaghey apologised to the Government but a Judge said she didn’t accept that he acted in a moment of madness. As he was led away the 28 year old shouted scumbags at Gardai and supporters were removed by the public order unit. Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitte about the sentence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardai have released 99 images of people they want to identify from last years Dublin riots. In an unprecedented move they have collated the CCTV stills of those caught up in the city centre mayhem in the hope of finding out who they are. Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitte about the appeal and about her memories of the night the capital was brought to a standstill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of our reporting on Day 9 of the case against Conor McGregor and his friend James Lawrence who are accused of rape we hear the closing statements given on behalf of the plaintiff Nikita Hand who says she was raped by both men in a Dublin hotel in 2018. Both have denied the allegations and said they had consensual sex with her. The jury will be directed today by Justice Alexander Owens who has indicated that they will have two questions to answer by a civil balance of probability and that they will have a number of different compensation options available should they find in her favour. Nicola speaks with Clodagh Meaney who has been covering the trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.