James CoxAn advert for Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout received a complaint over sexualised content, one of 18 upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority recently. Forged Irish Stout Distribution received a complaint relating to an advert described as: "An advertisement in the form of an Instagram reel featured advertiser’s own social media. It depicted a group of female models wearing two-piece outfits – a crop top and high-leg hotpants – posing around a vehicle drinking pints of Forged Stout. The complainant said the advertisement contained sexualised content which made a link between alcohol and sexual relations/ performance, and the complaint was upheld. Eir had a complaint upheld against it for misleading claims about prices for its monthly plans.

Source: The Herald July 04, 2024 14:30 UTC