Cork and Dublin airports to stop selling alcohol linked to Conor McGregor
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor outside the High Court in Dublin.
Cork and Dublin airports will no longer sell alcohol linked to Conor McGregor after a woman who said he raped her won a civil claim for damages against him.
Nikita Hand, who accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages in a civil case at the High Court.
The jury delivered its verdict on Friday. The total amount of damages awarded to Hand by the jury was €248,603.60.
The Daa, which operates the two airports confirmed Mr McGregor's alcohol products were to be taken off shelves.
Media relations manager Graeme McQueen told the : "Daa can confirm that 'Proper No 12' whiskey was removed from sale in both Dublin and Cork airports over the weekend. We can confirm that none of the bars in Dublin or Cork airports sell either 'Proper No 12' or 'Forged Irish Stout'."
Mr McGregor sold the whiskey brand to Proximo Spirits in 2021. The company has confirmed it will stop using his name and pictures in its marketing campaigns.
Earlier this week, a number of other companies, including SuperValu and Centra operator Musgrave, said they would no longer store products linked to the MMA fighter.
Mr McGregor had faced an accusation he “brutally raped and battered” Ms Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.
He previously told the court he had consensual sex with Ms Hand in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel.
Ms Hand was taken in an ambulance to the Rotunda Hospital the following day where she was assessed in the sexual assault treatment unit.
A paramedic who examined Ms Hand the day after the assault had told the court she had not seen “someone so bruised” in a long time.
It was revealed on Wednesday the High Court had agreed to push back by one week a hearing dealing with liability for legal costs in the civil case brought by Ms Hand against Mr McGregor.
