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.

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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?

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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.

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