Former MMA fighter and potential presidential candidate, Conor McGregor has lost his appeal against a High Court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Hand. Aoife explains the latest legal proceedings and McGregor's plans to reform the current presidential nomination process to get his name on the ballot.There's drama in the US after Trump fired statistician Erika McEntarfer over a disappointing jobs report. His toddler like behaviour leaves Aoife and Colm solidly within the 74% of people who don't a state visit from the US president. But, should one be requested, Colm has a suite of measures to make the trip as unpleasant as possible without causing any diplomatic fallout.Prince Harry has denied that he punched his uncle Prince Andrew after a new book claimed there was a physical altercation between the two in 2013. Aoife gives an update on the kidnapping of Mayo woman Gena Heraty in Haiti and explains what Keir Starmer's proposal to recognise Palestinian statehood really means.And Colm has some much needed good news about the environment.Send your good news to [email protected].
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