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It comes after a High Court jury last week found that McGregor assaulted hair colourist Nikita Hand.

McGregor must now pay Ms Hand €248,603 in damages.

DAA, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, confirmed it no longer sells whiskey brand Proper No. Twelve or Forged Irish Stout at duty-free shops at either airport.

“DAA can confirm that Proper No. Twelve whiskey was removed from sale in both Dublin and Cork airports over the weekend,” DAA media relations manager Graeme McQueen said.

“We can confirm that none of the bars in Dublin or Cork airports sell either Proper No 12 or Forged Irish Stout.”

A Belfast-based pub that promoted Forged Irish Stout has told The Irish News it has stopped selling the drink and that a mural advertising it will be removed.

Cease collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately

Filthy McNasty’s on Dublin Road in the city hosted a launch event promoting the stout on November 30 last year. The promotion was branded the “Forged Irish Stout Belfast City Takeover”.

A wall outside the bar features a mural showing a pint of the stout alongside the slogan “Here To Take Over”, a nod to one of McGregor’s post-fight interview quotes.

Conor McGregor outside the High Court, Dublin, last week. Photo: PA

The Irish Independent has contacted Filthy McNasty’s for comment.

Scully Fitness, a gym based in Annaghdown, Co Galway, posted a video on social media on Tuesday showing a mural of McGregor inside the gym being painted over.

A number of large retailers in Ireland have also announced the withdrawal of products linked to the MMA fighter from stores this week.

Musgrave, the owner of SuperValu and Centra, was the first to announce Proper No. Twelve and Forged Irish Stout would be withdrawn from stores.

This was followed by Tesco, Spar owners BWG Foods and the Barry Group, which operates of Costcutter and Carry Out off-licences.

Forged Irish Stout, which is still owned by McGregor, was launched in July last year

It came after the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) at the weekend urged retailers to stop selling the brands associated with McGregor following the High Court jury’s decision last Friday.

The Proper No. Twelve brand was bought from McGregor (36) by Proximo Spirits in 2021, though he continued to promote the whiskey brand on his social media accounts.

The company announced on ­Tuesday it would no longer use his name or image on the drink.

It also said it was ending its ­association with the MMA fighter.

Forged Irish Stout, which is still owned by McGregor, was launched in July last year.

Video game developer and publisher IO Interactive, which had partnered with McGregor to include his likeness in the most recent instalment of the Hitman game series, also confirmed in a post on X on Monday that it would “cease collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately… in light of the recent court ruling”.

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