O’Reilly and Cummins told the court they lived across the street from Hand and saw what appeared to be an altercation that resulted in physical harm. McGregor was hoping to use that account to shoot down Hand’s testimony that “Notorious” delivered the documented injuries. After all, how can the former UFC champ abuse Hand if she’s allegedly at home getting hurt by then-partner Stephen Redmond?
Detectives obtained a statement from the Drimnagh landlord who rented the property to O’Reilly and Cummins and told authorities the couple had not moved into the unit until a week after McGregor was accused of sexually assaulting Hand inside a Dublin hotel back in late 2018. In addition, sources informed local outlet Irish Independent that O’Reilly was a “Conor McGregor super fan.”