Call to boycott Conor McGregor alcohol brands after civil case defeat

Clíona Saidléar, RCNI executive director, said she believed the €250,000 damages awarded to Nikita Hand was a “drop in the ocean” for a man of McGregor’s wealth.

“The companies making money from his alcohol and other products need to look at whether they want to align themselves with a man found by a civil jury to have sexually assaulted a woman,” she said.

“They need to stop promoting him and distance themselves… €250,000 won’t dent his finances, but the public can play a role here in expressing disapproval for anyone that tries make money with a man who engaged in that despicable behaviour.”

Proper No 12 whiskey — which he sold in 2023 but remains a spokesperson for — and his Forged Irish Stout products are stocked by supermarkets and off-licences.

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