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Irish Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Conor McGregor 'knows it's near impossible Dee will leave' despite cheat claims
Conor McGregor's fiancée Dee Devlin is reportedly "not happy" as his latest scandals continue to unfold. Throughout the past week, McGregor has been spotted sharing intimate moments with an unidentified woman on a Florida beach, whilst rapper Azealia Banks has alleged the Irishman sent her unwanted explicit images. These scandals mark yet another chapter in a series of controversies surrounding McGregor, who was found liable for sexual assault last November. Nikita Hand received €248,000 in damages after a jury determined she was assaulted by the UFC star at the Beacon Hotel in December 2018. Throughout all the drama, Devlin has stood by her man, even as recently as when McGregor launched an appeal against the decision. She has appeared alongside the MMA specialist during court proceedings for the civil case and frequently shares posts featuring the 37-year-old. Just last week on his birthday, she posted a heartfelt message to McGregor that read: "Happy Birthday to the person who always keeps Dee entertained and makes her smile." Whilst the pair appear to present a unified front, sources suggest deeper troubles may be brewing beneath the surface. One insider told the Mail: "We are being told to believe that this is a happy, loving relationship behind all the headlines. I think a lot of things clearly point to the fact that she is not. The pair have been dating since 2008 (Image: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) "From early on in the relationship, she has had a great deal to cope with. I would be very concerned with how much she can take." According to The Sun, another source said: "Dee is incredibly loyal and Conor knows that. She is often there with him behind the scenes, but just not in the limelight. "He has also made it very clear he is bankrolling her now, which plays a huge part in the dynamic of their relationship - and makes it almost impossible for her to leave. "She quietly accepts his behaviour and because she's been there from the beginning, she's always willing to move on. She'll stick with him, even if he pushes her loyalty in return." McGregor and Devlin first met at a Dublin nightclub in 2008, where she was pulling pints behind the bar. The pair struck up a romance after exchanging messages online, with their love story beginning long before the Irishman became one of the world's most recognisable fighters. The couple share four children together (Image: Dave Benett/WireImage) Devlin, who was raised in Walkinstown close to McGregor's Crumlin roots, met him just as he'd abandoned his plumbing apprenticeship to chase his UFC dreams. She was working as a waitress and doing some modelling work before his breakthrough. When Conor first stepped into the UFC octagon, he made clear his primary motivation was securing their financial stability. He said: "I'm doing this to secure my family's future and Dee's future. One day, I want myself and Dee to be able to chill on a beach and not have any worry in the world." McGregor and Devlin, who have been engaged since August 2020, are proud parents to four children. Their first child, Conor Jr. , was born in 2017, followed by their daughter Croia in 2019. Two years later, Rian was born, and Mack joined the family in November 2023, making it a family of six.
The Journal
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Journal
What's behind the online 'nude pics' row between Azealia Banks and Conor McGregor?
A SOMEWHAT UNEXPECTED row between rapper Azelia Banks and Conor McGregor blew up yesterday after the New York musician posted what appeared to be nude photos of the former MMA fighter. Banks is a 34-year-old rapper from Harlem who broke into the global music scene with her smash hit '212′ in 2012, and has had a number of critically acclaimed albums. She is also well-known for her controversial and often changing opinions and statements – in 2019, for instance, she described Irish people as 'a bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns' after a sold-out gig in Dublin. Yesterday morning she posted two photos on X, seemingly of McGregor, in which he was nude in front of a mirror. In one of the photos he appeared to have a weight hanging from his penis, and there was an accompanying message – apparently from McGregor to Banks – which read: 'Don't be a rat cos all rats get caught'. In a further tweet, tagging McGregor, Banks says: 'Like how are you really going to sexually harass me with the potato farmer d*** then threaten me not to tell??? 'Honey…… ain't u trying to be the president of Ireland what is it giving fam? Advertisement 'Use some f***ing sunscreen damn.' Later, Banks further tweeted that she and McGregor 'have been sending each other unsolicited nudes since 2016″. X removed the original photos that Banks posted. McGregor hasn't commented on the posts, but has been active online including posting videos of himself on a yacht and sharing a 'Happy Birthday' message to himself. The Journal has contacted representation for both McGregor and Banks for comment. Appeal over civil court sexual abuse verdict McGregor was deemed liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in the Beacon Hotel on 9 December 2018 following a three-week civil trial at the High Court, with the jury in the case awarding Hand over €248,000 in damages. McGregor, who had denied the allegations, subsequently appealed the jury's decision and is seeking a re-trial of the civil case against him. At the start of this month, lawyers for McGregor withdrew their application to introduce new evidence as part of his appeal against the civil jury finding. You can read our further coverage of the case here. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Irish Daily Mirror
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Conor McGregor fiancée Dee Devlin makes feelings clear after mystery woman snog
Dee Devlin has put on a united front after Conor McGregor was pictured kissing an unknown woman. The ex-UFC champ was caught on camera getting up close and personal with a bikini-clad lady on a Fort Lauderdale beach over the weekend. In the images seen by the Irish Mirror, McGregor put his hand on her thigh, had his arm slung over her shoulder, and seemingly planted a kiss on her lips. His fiancée, Devlin, has posted on social media for the first time since the photos surfaced. But she made no mention of them in her upload, instead celebrating McGregor's 37th birthday on Monday. She reposted a tribute from a fan page on her Instagram story that said: "Happy Birthday to the person who always keeps Dee entertained and makes her smile." The post included a montage of the couple in their joyous moments. The pair have been an item for 16 years, got engaged in 2020, and have four kids together – sons Conor Jr, eight, Rian, four, Mack, one, and their daughter Croia, six. Their partnership has weathered its fair share of storms, notably McGregor's civil rape case. Last November, a High Court civil jury found him civilly liable for assaulting Nikita Hand. He faced allegations of "brutally raping and battering" Ms Hand at a hotel in south Dublin back in November 2018. McGregor maintained that their sexual interactions at the Beacon Hotel were consensual. The jury sided with her, with €248,603.60 in damages awarded. McGregor has mounted an appeal against the ruling that got underway earlier this month. Once again standing united with McGregor as they exited the High Court last year, Devlin later expressed her unwavering support on social media: "My man and I have created a beautiful life together. I love him I trust him and I BELIEVE HIM! "Our four beautiful children whose smiling faces and happy hearts are testimony to the man he is and who we are! No one is entitled to comment on our relationship - we trust one another and love one another. "Nothing or nobody will change that. Our family stands strong!" McGregor has now been absent from the UFC for over four years. His last fight, a second successive defeat to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, saw him break his leg. He has teased fans with talks of a comeback several times since, yet his anticipated June 2024 clash with Michael Chandler was scrapped and wasn't rescheduled.
Sunday World
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Conor McGregor ends eight year feud with 50 Cent as rapper visits Black Forge
It was a dramatic turnaround for the pair who shared a very real beef that ignited in 2017 Conor McGregor and rapper 50 Cent have buried the hatchet on a long-running social media feud with a night out together in the Dubliner's Black Forge Inn. 'Welcome 50!! To the best pub in the world,' the pub posted on Instagram alongside a picture of the rap star who had played Dublin's Longitude festival over the weekend. The UFC star also bragged about hosting '50 Cent in da house at The Black Forge to celebrate his birthday'. 'Happy Birthday 50!' McGregor wrote on his Instagram story. A second story appeared shortly after: '50 Cent is in the gaf now! THE BLACK FORGE INN! His 50th bday today. SPECTACULAR.' It was a dramatic turnaround for the pair who shared a very real beef that ignited in 2017 when McGregor, ahead of his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, called out 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson. McGregor and 50 Cent in the Black Forge Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 8th During a press conference to promote the bout, the MMA fighter said: "50 Cent's a b****. You and 50 are two fake money b****es. He's bankrupt, and you're about to be." The rapper, who was once close to Mayweather, quickly retaliated as he sneered at McGregor's loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov and claiming he could beat McGregor in a street fight. This prompted Notorious to dare 50 to fight him in a celebrity bout. McGregor wrote in November 2019: 'I'd have to probably say 50 Cent, I'd like to fight him. 'Throughout the course of the Floyd Mayweather build-up, I used him as a tool, a promotional tool on the free also. I knew he was linked to Floyd, so I tied him in also, and he responded big time and capitalised on that audience, so I was very thankful. 'But then after that, he began a little tirade against me on social media, particularly Instagram, where he'd make these memes about me constantly. McGregor and 50 Cent in the Black Forge 'Every time I'd go onto the internet, I'd see 50 Cent had posted up some new stupid meme, and I wrote on one of the memes – old man on the internet making memes – and then he blocked me. 'So he's had to block me, and I still see sometimes, I still get tagged in other people saying he's saying this and he's saying that. 'So I'd like to have a knock-off with 50, yeah. So if you're listening, 50, let's get it going, bud.' But it appeared they had settled their differences as 50 arrived at McGregor's pub on his 50th birthday where a video of them hugging it out delighted fans. 'Wild crossover!' one fan commented, while another added: 'McGregor and 50 Cent in Ireland is not a duo I expected today.' Last Year, Nikita Hand was awarded almost €250,000 by a jury that found she had been assaulted by McGregor in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford in 2018. Father-of-four McGregor claimed he had 'vigorous' and 'fully consensual' sex with Ms Hand after they went to a penthouse in December of that year. He denied raping Ms Hand or being responsible for extensive bruising later seen on her body. However, a civil jury answered 'yes' to the question 'Did Conor McGregor assault Nikita Hand?' and awarded her close to €250,000 in damages. The trial judge, Mr Justice Alexander Owens, said the jury had determined McGregor had raped her. Last week, in McGregor's' appeal against his civil rape trial verdict, statements by 'witnesses' who claimed they saw Nikita Hand being attacked through their upstairs window were formally withdrawn. Samantha O'Reilly had come forward to claim that she clearly viewed a 'heated row' between Ms Hand and her then partner when she looked out her bedroom window late on 'Sunday night/early on the Monday morning' in December 2018. However, the statements have now been referred to the DPP by the judges for perjury.
Sunday World
06-07-2025
- Sunday World
After Conor McGregor withdraws ‘new evidence' in rape case, we examine neighbour's claims
According to Google Earth, the distance between the two upstairs windows of the homes is 23.5 metres (77 ft) – with the windows also providing a barrier to vision This is the almost 24-metre distance over which Conor McGregor's 'witnesses' claimed they saw Nikita Hand being attacked through their upstairs window. Our pictures show the two houses facing each other on the opposite sides of a quiet cul-de-sac in Drimnagh in south Dublin. Samantha O'Reilly came forward to claim that she clearly viewed a 'heated row' between Ms Hand and her then partner when she looked out her bedroom window late on 'Sunday night/early on the Monday morning' in December 2018. According to Google Earth, the distance between the two upstairs windows of the homes is 23.5 metres (77 ft) – with the windows also providing a barrier to vision. Samantha O'Reilly Neither Ms Hand, her former partner or McGregor's witnesses, Samantha O'Reilly and Steven Cummins, still live on the road in Drimnagh and none of the current residents have any ties to the case. O'Reilly made the 'bombshell' statement to McGregor's legal team, claiming she witnessed an assault through two windows across the road at a time when the natural light was likely to be severely diminished. The claim was slammed as 'lies' by Ms Hand. However, when it came to test the evidence during Conor McGregor's appeal against his civil rape trial verdict this week, O'Reilly and her partner Steven Cummins' statements were formally withdrawn. The statements have now been referred to the DPP by the judges for perjury. In a sworn affidavit, O'Reilly claimed she was in the back bedroom of this home when she was woken by a fight between Nikita Hand and her then-partner in their home all the way across the street in the hours after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. Ms Hand (35) successfully sued McGregor in a civil court over an incident in which he was alleged to have 'brutally raped and battered' her in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel in south Dublin in December 2018. McGregor launched an appeal against the civil court verdict and in May his legal team said they wanted to introduce new evidence from Ms Hand's former neighbours Samantha O'Reilly and her partner Steven Cummins. The couple said they only came forward six years later after seeing television reports about the trial. Ms Hand described the claims as 'lies' and McGregor's legal team dramatically withdrew those claims from the appeal this week with Ms Hand's legal team suggesting it was now being 'conceded' the claims were lies. Despite their bedroom being in the rear of their own home, O'Reilly claimed she awoke after hearing the row. Ms Hand said it was not conceivable that Ms O'Reilly would have been awoken after hearing the row from the back bedroom. Ms O'Reilly claimed after waking up she witnessed a physical row between Ms Hand and her then partner Stephen Redmond at their south Dublin home. O'Reilly's affidavit inferred Mr Redmond assaulted Ms Hand in an upstairs bedroom by punching her and kicking her after pushing her to the floor. In her affidavit, despite her own bedroom being located at the back of her home, O'Reilly claimed she was woken by sounds of 'screaming and shouting' from Ms Hand's house. Nikita Hand 'They were both shouting at each other,' she said. 'Nikita was saying words to Ste [Stephen] to the effect that 'it was always about you'. They were running in and out of the bedrooms. Nikita was pushing Ste.' She said the couple eventually returned to the 'first bedroom' and then claims she saw Mr Redmond push Ms Hand so that she fell down. 'I could see Ste's arms moving up and down as if he was hitting Nikita. I also saw him moving his hips in a way that indicated to me that he was kicking her. 'As Nikita was on the ground I did not see any blows land on her. She got up and started pushing her hair out of her face... She then ran out of the room... I was extremely upset at this.' Conor McGregor Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 6th Ms O'Reilly said by this point both her daughter and her partner Steven Cummins were awake. Her daughter was 'screaming at me' to help Ms Hand. She said her partner insisted they should not get involved in another person's domestic row. Ms O'Reilly said she then heard Mr Redmond's car taking off fast out of the cul-de-sac. Ms O'Reilly said she subsequently went across the road and saw Ms Hand at her front door where she was screaming. She said Ms Hand later said she was 'grand' and went inside. In a responding affidavit, Ms Hand said she had 'a verbal argument' but said Mr Redmond did not assault her that night or ever during their relationship. Conor McGregor She also said that she never went upstairs during the row as her daughter was sleeping upstairs and only went upstairs to check on her daughter after Mr Redmond left the house. Ms Hand also said it was inconceivable that the argument could have been heard from a house across the road, that she didn't come out of her home screaming and did not speak to Ms O'Reilly. One of the key points of her affidavit was that Ms O'Reilly and Cummins' bedroom was at the back of their house looking into the back garden while the front windows upstairs were their children's bedrooms. Ms Hand said she and Mr Redmond never went upstairs during the row as her daughter was sleeping upstairs. She said she only went upstairs to check on her daughter after Mr Redmond left the house. Ms Hand insisted it was not conceivable the argument could have been heard from a house across the road, that she did not come out of her home screaming, and had no conversation with Ms O'Reilly. A key point in her affidavit related to the layout of Ms O'Reilly and Mr Cummins' house. Ms Hand said their bedroom was upstairs at the back of the house looking onto the back yard, while the windows upstairs at the front were children's bedrooms. Cummins claimed he was woken that night by screams from his daughter and it was obvious from 'screams and shouts' that there was a 'row' in Ms Hand's house. He did not claim to see any physical violence. On Wednesday, Ms Hand's lawyer John Gordon SC said she had been disadvantaged by 'highly disparaging and unfair criticisms' in 'widely published' claims from the affidavit. Mr Gordon said the application to introduce the witnesses was not just to produce further evidence, but also to 'undermine my client's reputation', including by stating she had lied. Mark Mulholland, counsel for McGregor, had raised concerns that the request was an attempt to get the matter on the record for the media, adding that this would be 'wholly inappropriate'. Mr Gordon said Ms Hand was 'put through the wringer yet again' and expressed a desire to cross-examine Mr Cummins and Ms O'Reilly. He asked the Court of Appeal to use its powers to refer matters to the DPP, citing concerns around perjury. The three judges of the court, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, Mr Justice Brian O'Moore and Mr Justice Patrick MacGrath, said they would do so.
