Conor McGregor to marry Dee Devlin at Vatican despite concerns from high-ranking officials
Conor McGregor is set to wed long-term fiancée Dee Devlinat the Chiesa di Santo Stefano Degli Abissini behind St Peter’s Basilica
Lucy Needham Deputy Head of Showbiz
08:12, 12 Dec 2025
Conor McGregor and partner Dee Devlin leaving the High Court(Image: Brian Lawless/PA)
Conor McGregor is due to marry his long-term fiancée Dee Devlin at the Vatican on Friday.
The nuptials between the 37-year-old mixed martial arts fighter and Ms Devlin, 38, with whom he shares four children, will be held in the historic Chiesa di Santo Stefano Degli Abissini, located just behind the Basilica of St Peter en route to the Vatican Gardens.
According to the Irish Independent, insiders at the Vatican have revealed that the Church of St Stephen of the Abyssinians has been reserved for the private wedding ceremony. However, the paper reports that high-ranking Vatican officials have voiced concerns over the suitability of allowing McGregor to use the church. Last year, McGregor was found civilly liable for the rape of Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel room
Nikita Hand was awarded nearly €250,000 in damages, and McGregor was also ordered to pay approximately €1.3 million in legal fees, reports the Mirror. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court dismissed McGregor’s appeal against that ruling, concluding that he had received a fair trial and denying him any further appeal.
In a statement released through her solicitors, Coleman Legal, Ms Hand said: “The public and private roads that I and my loved ones have travelled have been long and painful.
“Today marks not a victory for me but for all of those who have been treated as I have.
“You are never alone on your journey, if you choose not to be. Help and support is there.”
She described the verdict as a “victory for the justice system” and expressed gratitude to the medical professionals who cared for her, her legal representatives and the campaigners who “work tirelessly for the healing of victims”.
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