A garda drove at 160 kilometres per hour to catch the car he was driving - and say he was arrested after he was asked six times to exit his car.
Straffan resident Conor McGregor narrowly avoided jail for what was described as an "appalling" series of dangerous driving incidents in Dublin.
He jumped a red light, sped in and out of traffic and narrowly avoided a collision.
The MMA fighter was stopped on the evening of March 22nd 2022 when driving a Bentley Continental GT convertible in west Dublin.
A garda drove at 160 kilometres per hour to catch the car he was driving - and say he was arrested after he was asked six times to exit his car.
Conor McGregor pleaded guilty to the charges, and the judge imposed a five-month sentence - which is suspended on the condition he keeps the peace for two years.
He also received a two-year driving ban as well as fines totalling 5,000 euro.
The judge said he noted that Conor McGregor was "remorseful" and said his driving was "persistent, prolonged and deliberate".
Conor McGregor was initially charged with two counts of dangerous driving, being uninsured, having no licence and failing to produce his documents within 10 days.
He was further charged with careless driving.
State solicitors told the court today that the the insurance and licence charges, and one count of dangerous driving would be withdrawn.
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