Former hairdresser Nikita Hand (35) sued Conor McGregor over an incident at a south Dublin hotel in December 2018.

Gerard McCarthy (55), from Abbotstown Avenue in Finglas, Dublin 11, claims he was falsely imprisoned and assaulted by gardaí on Halloween in 2008.

Mr Justice Alexander Owens said there were far too many personal litigants 'floating around with misconceived cases'

The High Court and Court of Appeal had already refused to halt the trial, which is scheduled to run next year.

Mr Justice Alex Owens said the jury 'should not pluck a figure out of the sky' or consult a 'Ouija board' in relation to damages