Perjury Charges Over Affidavits
Dublin Pair Ordered to Stand Trial Over Perjury Linked to McGregor Appeal
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Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins have been charged with perjury over affidavits submitted in Conor McGregor’s unsuccessful appeal of the civil finding that he sexually assaulted Nikita Hand. O’Reilly faces two counts and Cummins one, alleging they knowingly made false statements in 2025; prosecutors have directed that both stand trial before a jury in the Circuit Criminal Court. The affidavits alleged an altercation involving Hand and her former partner, supporting an alternative account of her injuries, but were withdrawn shortly before the appeal hearing and were not heard in court. The appeal was dismissed, and Hand was awarded more than €248,000 in damages, with McGregor also ordered to pay legal costs. The defendants were released on bail with conditions and are due back in Dublin District Court on November 9.
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The charges are brought under section 2(1) of Ireland’s Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021; the offence carries a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.
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The woman’s affidavit reportedly said she saw Hand’s former partner, Stephen Redmond, push her and inferred from his body movement that he kicked her, although she said she did not actually see a kick. McGregor argued the account offered a “plausible” explanation for Hand’s bruising.
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Hand’s lawyer requested that the affidavit claims be referred to prosecutors over perjury concerns. Hand denied that Redmond had assaulted her and described the claims as “lies.”
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The defendants’ solicitor could not represent them at their court appearance amid a continuing dispute over criminal legal aid reforms; both said they intended to apply for legal aid, and the court heard they were unemployed.
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