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(Stock image) The 27,544 sq ft gym will be the first opened by the group in the Republic of Ireland.

Gym to open at former Debenhams store on Henry Street

Billionaire Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has secured the green light to open a large new 'state of the art' gym at the former Debenhams department store on Dublin's Henry Street.

Business • 06 Nov 24

Boohoo has appointed Dan Finley as its new CEO to succeed John Lyttle

Boohoo appoints Dan Finley as new CEO

British online fashion retailer Boohoo has today appointed Dan Finley as its new CEO, effective immediately, in a blow to top investor Frasers which had attempted to appoint its controlling shareholder Mike Ashley to the role.

Business • 01 Nov 24

The liquidators' appeal to that ruling is to be heard by the Labour Court on November 1st

Debenhams liquidators lose second redundancy test case

The liquidators of Debenhams have lost a second test over the mass compulsory redundancy of nearly 1,000 staff there three and a half years ago.

Business • 02 Oct 23

The Workplace Relations Commission found that two separate complaints in the case were well founded and awarded a total of €2,280 in compensation

Former Debenhams worker wins WRC case

A former Debenhams worker has won a case at the Workplace Relations Commission over the way she was made redundant in 2020.

Ireland • 16 May 23

'406 Days' tells the story of the pickets that were mounted by the workers on the closed Debenhams stores (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Debenhams documentary screened in Leinster House

An award-winning documentary about the 1,000 Irish Debenhams workers who were made redundant in April 2020 was screened in Leinster House today.

Business • 10 May 23

Debenhams closed all its stores by May, 2021

No 'master plan' in Debenhams redundancies

A barrister acting for the liquidators of Debenhams in Ireland says its directors were "taken by surprise" when its UK parent cut off its credit line and had no "master plan" for job cuts.

Business • 03 Mar 23

A group of former Debenhams' workers staged a protest outside the WRC today ahead of the opening of the hearing

Former Debenhams workers take case to WRC

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has heard a test case in connection with complaints taken by around 750 former Debenhams workers over the way they were made redundant in 2020.

Ireland • 26 Oct 22

750 Debenhams workers had demanded payment of an enhanced redundancy package of two weeks' pay per year of service on top of the normal statutory minimum

WRC to hear test case in claim by 750 Debenhams workers

The Workplace Relations Commission will hear a test case next week in connection with statutory complaints taken by some 750 former Debenhams workers over the way they were made redundant in 2020.

Business • 21 Oct 22

The Department of Social Protection was found to have made an error

DSP ordered to pay redundancy to ex-Debenhams worker

A former Debenhams worker who was refused statutory redundancy will now get the payment after the Workplace Relations Commission found a Department of Social Protection official was wrong to say she had too little service to be eligible.

Business • 12 Aug 22

Liquidators were appointed to Debenhams Retail (Ireland) Ltd in April 2020

Statutory redundancy for former Debenhams worker

A former Debenhams worker who was refused statutory redundancy will now get the payment after the Workplace Relations Commission found a Department of Social Protection official was wrong to say she had too little service to be eligible.

Business • 12 Aug 22

Boohoo in deal to grow Debenhams brand in Middle East

British online fashion retailer Boohoo has formed a partnership with Alshaya Group to build on the presence of its Debenhams brand in the Middle East region.

Business • 14 Jul 21

Almost 1,000 workers lost their jobs in April 2020

Former Debenhams employees accept settlement offer

Former Debenhams employees who lost their jobs when the company's Irish operation went into liquidation over a year ago have accepted a settlement offer involving a €3 million training fund aimed at resolving their long-running dispute over redundancy payments.

Business • 20 May 21

The UK department store chain collapsed at the end of last year

Debenhams to close its last UK stores this month

Debenhams has said that its last stores in the UK will close on May 15 for the final time as it encouraged shoppers to take advantage of remaining heavy discounts.

Business • 05 May 21

Debenhams Irish operation collapsed on 16 April 2020 with the loss of 955 jobs

Pickets increase cost of Debenhams' liquidation - KPMG

Pickets by former Debenhams employees and their supporters have added over €250,000 per month to the cost of the liquidation, and contributed to the devaluation of stock stuck inside the stores, according to liquidators KPMG.

Business • 30 Apr 21

Debenhams' plan proposes the redevelopment of the former Debenhams store at Highcross in Leicester into more than 300 homes

Hammerson set to convert Debenhams store into new homes

Shopping centre operator Hammerson said today it has submitted plans to convert a former Debenhams store in the UK into new homes for rent.

Business • 16 Mar 21

Boohoo confirms 'exclusive talks' with the administrators of Arcadia group over the purchase of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands

Boohoo in talks with Arcadia administrators

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has confirmed today that it was in exclusive talks with the administrators of Philip Green's collapsed Arcadia group over the purchase of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands.

Business • 29 Jan 21

Boohoo and ASOS have moved to buy brands from collapsed retail giants, including Arcadia - which owns Topshop

What does Debenhams &Topshop deals mean for retailers?

Two of the UK's largest online retailers, Boohoo and ASOS, have moved to buy brands from collapsed retail giants in deals underlining how the pandemic has accelerated dramatic shifts in the retail sector.

Business • 25 Jan 21

Debenhams workers have been picketing the Irish stores for over 290 days

Little hope for more funds for Debenhams redundancies

The £55m purchase by fashion retailer Boohoo of Debenhams' online business will have no implications for the liquidation of Debenhams' Irish operations or for redundancy payments of former employees, the Mandate trade union has been told by Irish liquidators KPMG.

Business • 25 Jan 21

Under the terms of the deal, Debenhams said its remaining 118 stores in the UK will close for good

Boohoo buys Debenhams brand for €55m, stores to close

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Debenhams brand and website for £55m in a deal that will see the eponymous department store name survive, but the company's remaining 118 stores close for good in the UK.

Business • 25 Jan 21

Around 1,000 workers lost their jobs when Debenhams' Irish operation went into liquidation last April

Former Debenhams staff reject dispute resolutions

The Mandate trade union, which represents around 1,000 former Debenhams workers, has urged the Taoiseach to make €3 million available to the workers in direct cash payments, rather than non-cash training and upskilling supports.

Business • 13 Jan 21

The Covid-19 pandemic has hammered the already struggling British retail sector.

Edinburgh Woollen Mill rescued from administration

British retailers Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home, owned by businessman Philip Day's EWM Group, have been rescued and sold to a consortium of international investors, saving 1,453 jobs and 246 stores.

Business • 12 Jan 21

Mediator Kevin Foley says he is satisfied all parties approached the process in good faith

€3m training and upskilling fund for Debenhams workers

The Government is to establish a €3 million training, upskilling and business start-up fund to assist the former Debenhams workers who lost their jobs when the company's Irish operation went into liquidation last year with the loss of around 1,200 jobs.

Business • 15 Dec 20

Frasers raises 2021 forecast after strong first-half

Mike Ashley's British sportswear group Frasers has reported a 25% rise in first-half core earnings and raised the lower end of its annual forecast, boosted by online sales and store re-openings after coronavirus-led lockdowns.

Business • 10 Dec 20

UK department store chain Debenhams collapsed last week

Frasers Group in talks to buy collapsed Debenhams

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group said it is in negotiations to buy collapsed British department store chain Debenhams from administrators in a potential rescue deal.

Business • 07 Dec 20

Debenhams' administrators FRP Advisory said the decision to wind-down it down followed the failure to find a buyer for the department store chain

UK department store retailer Debenhams to be liquidated

British department store group Debenhams is set to close all its UK shops after 242 years in business, putting 12,000 jobs at risk in the UK's second major corporate failure in as many days.

Business • 01 Dec 20