Conor McGregor has been handed a five-month suspended sentence and disqualified from driving for two years.

The UFC fighter pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and one count of careless driving at Blanchardstown District Court this morning.

A second count of dangerous driving was withdrawn.

Conor McGregor leaves court and sits in the passenger seat of his Bentley convertible after being banned from driving.

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The court heard that the "appalling" series of driving incidents in Dublin saw McGregor jumping a red light, speeding in and out of traffic and almost causing a collision.

The MMA star asked, "Are you taking the piss?" when a garda - who drove at 160kmh to catch him - eventually asked him to step out of his Bentley Continental GT convertible on the evening of March 22, 2022.

He was arrested after being asked at least six times to get out of the car.

At Blanchardstown District Court today, Judge David McHugh said, "This is an appalling series of breaches of the road traffic rules and an appalling episode of dangerous driving."

Charges

McGregor was initially charged with two counts of dangerous driving a car at the N4/M50 interchange in Palmerstown and Lucan Road, being uninsured, having no licence, and failing to produce his documents within ten days.

Gardaí further charged the father-of-four with careless driving, a lesser offence, in connection with the incident.

Conor McGregor leaves Blanchardstown District Court. Image: Tom Tuite

Today, State Solicitor Ruth Walsh told Judge McHugh that the insurance and licence charges and one count of dangerous driving at Lucan Road would now be withdrawn.

His documents had been produced and were in order, the court heard.

Defence counsel David Staunton informed the court McGregor was pleading guilty to the two remaining offences.

"Persistent, prolonged and deliberate"

Judge McHugh found that the driving offences were "persistent, prolonged and deliberate".

Noting the mitigating factors and guilty plea, however, he held that, "It is appropriate to meet this matter by way of a suspended sentence, and only just."

He imposed a five-month sentence, suspended on condition that McGregor kept the peace for two years.

He also hit the fighter with fines totalling €5,000 and banned him from driving for two years.

The MMA star, dressed in a blue check three-piece suit, arrived in his Bentley and sat in the public gallery until his case was called.

He did not address the court and sat in the dock with his hands clasped throughout the hearing.

With reporting from Tom Tuite at Blanchardstown District Court.

Main image is a file photo showing Conor McGregor leaving Blanchardstown District Court in June 2022. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews