'I’m not asking you to like him': Jury hears closing speeches in Conor McGregor civil case

Mr Justice Owens, in his charge the jury, told them: 'It’s a question in my view of truth or lies'

The barrister told them that Conor McGregor’s actions and the way he phrased certain things on the witness stand may not have endeared him to them. Photo: Niall Carson/PA

“I’m not asking you to like Conor McGregor. I’m asking you to consider the evidence, not invite him to Sunday brunch.” 

Senior counsel Remy Farrell was acutely aware of how his client, Conor McGregor, may be perceived by the jury as he set out to give his closing statement in the high-stakes civil case before Mr Justice Alexander Owens in the High Court.