Shane Lowry, Ulster Rugby End Kingspan Sponsorships Following Grenfell Inquiry
The decision comes after the inquiry's report detailed Kingspan's dishonest practices in marketing dangerous insulation used in the Grenfell Tower.
- Shane Lowry and Ulster Rugby sever sponsorship ties with construction firm Kingspan.
- Lowry's decision follows the release of the Grenfell Inquiry's final report, which cited Kingspan's use of dishonest strategies in marketing insulation.
- The Grenfell fire in 2017 resulted in 72 deaths, with the inquiry highlighting the role of combustible cladding.
- Victims' families and survivors have expressed approval of Lowry's and Ulster Rugby's actions.
- Other sports professionals are being urged to end similar sponsorships with companies implicated in the inquiry.