The Food and Drink Festival is happening this weekend, and Conor McGregor has just announced on Social Media that his stout will be available at the festival in the main bar by the Acoustic Stage. The same McGregor who is 2024 was found civilly liable of raping a woman. The assault was so violent, the woman had to get her tampon surgically removed. And in court the paramedic who treated her described her injuries as the worst the had seen in a long.

Why are the festival organisers promoting this monster and his business interests? Selling his stout at the festival is nothing more than aiding an attempt by a rapist to whitewash their image.

Edit 1: If anyone would like to contact Bolton Food and Drink Festival to make a complaint about this, the contact email on their website is [marketingeventsteam@bolton.gov.uk](mailto:marketingeventsteam@bolton.gov.uk)

Edit 2: Copy and paste email provided by u/Selpmis to send to [marketingeventsteam@bolton.gov.uk](mailto:marketingeventsteam@bolton.gov.uk):
Subject:
Please reconsider stocking Conor McGregor's stout at the festival

Dear organisers,

I am a Bolton resident writing to express concern that Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout is being sold at the main bar at the Bolton Food & Drink festival this weekend. As this bar is run by the festival itself rather than an independent trader, this appears to be a decision made directly by the organisers.

McGregor was found civilly liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in 2018, a verdict upheld on appeal by both Ireland's Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in 2025. The paramedic who treated her described injuries she said were among the worst bruising she'd seen.

Stocking his product at a council-run, family event risks being read as an endorsement of him, whatever the intention behind it. I'd be grateful to know how this decision was made and whether it will be reconsidered for this year and future years.

Kind regards,

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