Órla O'Donnell

Legal Affairs Correspondent

The judge ordered that Conor McGregor also give back or destroy any copies of the footage that he has (Image: RollingNews.ie)

McGregor ordered not to disseminate CCTV footage

MMA fighter Conor McGregor has been ordered by the High Court not to disseminate CCTV footage shown during the civil action taken against him by Nikita Hand and to give back or destroy any copies he has.

Courts • 16 Jan

Conor McGregor pictured during the civil case last November (File: RollingNews.ie)

Nikita Hand seeking injunction over CCTV footage

Lawyers for the woman sexually assaulted by MMA fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel room in 2018, are seeking an injunction against him, to stop him publishing or disseminating CCTV footage shown in court.

Courts • 14 Jan

Michael Lowry (right) was minister for communications when a mobile phone licence was awarded to a consortium owned by Denis O'Brien (left)

What was the Moriarty Tribunal and what did it find?

Fourteen years ago, the final report of the Moriarty Tribunal was referred by the government to An Garda Síochána. Today, gardaí confirmed that a file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to its investigation into the Tribunal's findings.

Analysis and Comment • 09 Jan

Enoch Burke, front right, was immediately released from prison custody after the judge left the courtroom

High Court orders release of Enoch Burke from prison

The High Court has ordered the release from prison of school teacher, Enoch Burke who has been in jail since 2 September for contempt of court.

Courts • 20 Dec 24

Gretta Conlon speaking outside the court

Man jailed for over 11 years for abuse of three cousins

A 59-year-old man has been jailed for 11 and a half years for the assault and rape of his three young cousins, 27 years after he made admissions to gardaí.

Courts • 17 Dec 24

Lisa O'Meara urged other women in abusive relationships to 'just leave'

Man jailed for coercive control, rape of former partner

A 39-year-old Co Offaly man has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years for coercively controlling, raping, assaulting and falsely imprisoning his former partner.

Courts • 17 Dec 24

Bill Tormey was sent forward for trial by judge and jury in the Circuit Criminal Court next year

Ex-Fine Gael councillor charged with human trafficking

Doctor and former Fine Gael councillor Bill Tormey has been before Dublin District Court, charged with a human trafficking offence and possession of child pornography images.

Courts • 13 Dec 24

Diarmuid Rossa Phelan denies murdering a trespasser on his land in February 2022

Phelan trial adjourned until end of December

The trial of barrister and farmer, Diarmuid Rossa Phelan, who is accused of murdering a trespasser on his land in February 2022, has been adjourned and will resume at the end of the month.

Courts • 12 Dec 24

Businessman and former presidential candidate Peter Casey (file pic)

Peter Casey awarded €140k in damages over Facebook post

Businessman and former presidential candidate Peter Casey has been awarded €140,000 in damages for defamation, arising from a post on Facebook in April 2023.

Courts • 11 Dec 24

The judge said he had not decided what he was going to do about posts by Conor McGregor after the verdict on social media in which he attacked the integrity of the jury

Hand awarded costs in civil action against McGregor

Conor McGregor must pay the costs of a civil action taken against him by Nikita Hand in which a jury found that he raped her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.

Courts • 06 Dec 24