Lowry and Kingspan agree to end sponsorship deal

The insulation company Kingspan will no longer sponsor Shane Lowry, the Irish golfer has confirmed.

The 2019 Open champion released a short statement announcing the end of his partnership with the company on Tuesday.

Last week, Kingspan was heavily criticised in the final report on the Grenfell Tower inquiry.

The blaze in west London in 2017 resulted in the deaths of 72 people. The report found Kingspan, which is headquartered in County Cavan, was not directly responsible for the fire but showed "complete disregard for fire safety" in how it marketed one of its products.

“Kingspan and I have mutually agreed to discontinue our sponsorship relationship, which we believe to be the right decision for all concerned at this time," said Lowry.

“Neither party will be commenting further.”