Supermarkets and off-licenses pull Conor McGregor's products from shelves in civil rape case fallout

Supermarket chains and off-licenses across the country have decided to remove Conor McGregor's Proper No Twelve whiskey and Forged Irish Stout from their shelves after his civil rape case loss in the High Court. 

On Friday, 22 November a jury found that McGregor assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018 - which he has denied. The verdict resulted in Hand being awarded €248,603 in damages.

In the aftermath of the High Court decision, the Rape Crisis Network Ireland asked retailers to pull any alcohol products linked to McGregor from their shelves.

Forged Irish Stout was founded by McGregor in 2020 and is sold in some off-licenses, supermarkets and pubs. Proper No Twelve whiskey was also created by McGregor and although he sold the brand in 2021, he does continue to promote it.

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Major supermarket chains have responded to the controversy including Tesco, Supervalu and Centra. 

Supervalu and Centra, which are part of the Musgrave network, have pulled any products linked to the MMA fighter.

In a statement from Tesco, the supermarket chain said: "We can confirm that we are removing Proper No Twelve from sale in Tesco stores and online. Tesco does not stock Forged Irish Stout."

In addition to this, Costcutter and Carry Out off-licence, owned by Barry Group, have also removed McGregor's stout and whiskey from circulation. 

The widespread controversy surrounding Conor McGregor since he lost the civil rape case has been far reaching. 

On Monday, the developer of the 'Hitman' video game, IO Interactive, confirmed that it was removing content which featured McGregor in light of the High Court verdict.

There has also been calls online to boycott McGregor's social media in order to stop his followers from financially supporting him.