The Court of Appeal in Dublin heard that a motion will be brought to adduce alleged new evidence in early May.

Mary Crilly said she was confident that the people of Ireland would make clear that Mr McGregor did not represent them 'in any form'.

Rachel Morrogh, chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, said the meeting between Mr Trump and McGregor was a “very sinister event”.

Mr McGregor answered questions from reporters as he ed US press secretary Karoline Leavitt in the West Wing briefing room ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump.

The court was urged to take into consideration that Mr McGregor had, after the verdict, made a series of social media posts, in which he described the court as a “kangaroo court”.