A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor "brutally raped and battered" her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly €250,000 ($400,000) by a civil court jury in Ireland.

The government of Laos publicly acknowledged the tragedy, which claimed the lives of two Australians, saying it was “profoundly saddened over the loss of lives”.

The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $400,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in 2018.

For four decades, speculation has swirled around what happened to British socialite Jeanette Bishop May and her 39-year-old Italian companion.

An Irish civil court jury has found MMA fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in 2018.