Dundalk-based Spectac International secures judgment from court for unpaid debt
A mural advertising Forged Irish Stout, which was founded by Conor McGregor. Photo: Getty
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Conor McGregor’s loss-making Forged Stout Production company has been hit with a near-€10,000 debt judgment by a manufacturer of stainless-steel vessels for the food, drink and pharmaceutical sectors.
Dundalk-based Spectac International secured the judgment against McGregor’s firm last week. It means that Forged Stout Production has not paid money it owes to Spectac International, and that the courts have accepted the debt is legitimate and is owed.
Spectac International and a representative for McGregor have been asked for comment.
Spectac International is owned by father-and-daughter team Tony and Faye Healy, who also own the award-winning Dundalk Bay Brewery and Distillery. Their brewery makes beers under the Brewmaster name.
A mural advertising Forged Irish Stout, which was founded by Conor McGregor. Photo: Getty
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McGregor’s company would have been aware that the judgment had been secured as, under the law, Spectac International had to inform his company that it planned to register the judgment before it did so. That afforded Forged Stout Production an opportunity to pay the debt due before the judgment became public.
A judgment secured against a company or individual can make it extremely difficult when dealing with suppliers or securing finance. Now that the Healys’ firm has secured the judgment against McGregor’s company, Spectac can obtain an enforcement order from the court offices.
Among the ways that Spectac can then have that order executed is to obtain a court order instructing a sheriff or county registrar to seize goods belonging to Forged Stout Production. That could, for example, include any equipment the company used for the manufacture of beer.
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