Nikita Hand welcomes Supreme Court rejection of Conor McGregor appeal bid

Ms Hand was awarded almost €250,000 in damages after she claimed Mr McGregor raped her in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford on December 9 of 2018.

Nikita Hand speaking to the media after attending the Court of Appeal in July. File picture: Collins Courts/CC

Nikita Hand has welcomed the Supreme Court's rejection of Conor McGregor’s bid for a further appeal against a jury finding that he assaulted her in a Dublin hotel.

Ms Hand was awarded almost €250,000 in damages in the Hight Court after she claimed Mr McGregor raped her in the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford on December 9 of 2018.