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# Clerys

This year
2023
Voices
Opinion: Refurbished Clerys clock unveiled above a Dublin struggling to maintain its identity
The Clerys Archive is a reminder of Dublin’s strange balancing act.
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Jan 17th 2023, 6:00 PM
Last year
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# Clerys
Flannels and H&M announce new flagship stores in Clerys Quarter
The two leading retailers will open new stores on the O’Connell street site later this year.
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Jan 13th 2022, 1:25 PM
All time
# debenhams debacle
'Lawful but preferably not': Debenhams, Clery's and the future of collective redundancies
Debenhams workers have voted to accept a €3 million package, which will end their industrial action.
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May 21st 2021, 12:25 PM
# Clerys
Businesswoman Deirdre Foley shared in multimillion payout from Clerys site sale
The famous department store was sold to Press Up.
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Aug 30th 2019, 7:42 PM
# CLERYS CLOCK
Here's what the new Clerys Quarter will look like
Office space, shops and a hotel will be built on the site of the iconic former department store.
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Jan 25th 2019, 3:38 PM
# switched on
The Christmas window displays are back at the Clerys building - take a look
The windows look back at various decades throughout the history of Clerys, from the 1850s to the 1980s.
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Nov 30th 2018, 4:06 PM
# under the clock
European investment group to acquire Clerys building in deal reportedly worth over €60m
The building was once home to one of the capital’s most iconic department stores.
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Oct 4th 2018, 11:55 AM
# Glory Days
'O'Connell Street should be a place people want to get to rather than get through'
Clerys’ shutters came down for the final time on 12 June 2015 – and today a memorial was held for the store.
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Jun 12th 2018, 8:14 PM
# Clerys
State to appeal decision to strike out charges against company which ran Clerys department store
Some 460 people lost their jobs in collective redundancies, 130 off whom were directly employed by Clerys, when it closed its doors for the last time in June 2015.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 5:55 PM
# going going gone
Items from Clerys, Shelbourne Hotel and iconic Celtic Tiger nightclubs going under the hammer
A host of items from Howl at the Moon and the Residence Club are to be sold off.
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Feb 24th 2018, 9:00 AM
# Clerys
Businesswoman to go on trial over handling of Clerys redundancies
460 people lost jobs, 130 of whom were directly employed by Clerys.
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Jul 28th 2017, 4:08 PM
# Courts
Businesswoman faces criminal charges in relation to Clerys redundancies
Criminal proceedings commenced at Dublin’s District Court today.
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Apr 10th 2017, 4:13 PM
# clocking out
'We were there almost 37 years... it was like a family bereavement': Clerys workers speak out after deal reached
A deal was reached this week which will see the old building redeveloped.
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Mar 22nd 2017, 6:00 AM
# At last
Clerys workers are going to get a settlement, almost two years after the department store shut down
The full details of the settlement are confidential.
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Mar 21st 2017, 11:11 AM
# under the clock
A quarter of the cash from Clerys' liquidation has gone to accountants and lawyers
The state was forced to pick up the €2 million tab for sacked workers’ redundancy entitlements.
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Feb 25th 2017, 7:05 AM
# under the clock
Clerys building to come to life with extra floor and glass atrium
Planning permission has been granted by Dublin City Council.
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Dec 12th 2016, 8:53 AM
# Retail
Former Clerys CEO: 'Faced with the same choice, I would still sell the store'
PJ Timmins was Clerys CEO when it went into receivership and was sold to US firm Gordon Bros in 2012.
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Oct 30th 2016, 6:45 AM
Voices
If politicians are really interested in 'new politics' they should work to secure justice for the Clerys workers
Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane argues that political parties can work together to produce legislation on protecting workers’ rights.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 8:00 AM
# under the clock
Clerys workers heckle and criticise director of property firm at High Court
The High Court today heard about a pack containing employee’s details that led to the inspection of D2 Private Ltd.
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Jul 12th 2016, 10:21 PM
# Anniversary
One year on, Clerys workers continue to seek justice for other workers
Clerys workers will hold a one-year anniversary protest at the store today.
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Jun 12th 2016, 8:30 AM
# Natrium Ltd
Company at centre of Clerys closure launches High Court challenge against investigators
The investigators entered the premises of D2 Private Ltd yesterday and seized a laptop and some records.
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May 20th 2016, 7:48 PM
# Clerys
Retirement, new jobs and better laws: Clerys workers proud and positive after 'appalling' treatment
A review was announced today to try to stop a repeat of what happened to the 460 Clerys workers.
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Jan 14th 2016, 4:58 PM
# rewinding the clock
Christmas at Clerys: A century of bittersweet memories
How much for a bag of toy soldiers?
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Dec 21st 2015, 10:00 PM
# Courts
Clerys operators used "ponzi scheme" to pay concession holders, court told
Details of how businessmen and women working within Clery’s were paid were revealed in court today.
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Dec 11th 2015, 5:51 PM
# Closed
Clerys staff want the store's closure to leave behind a legacy
They want the government to change company law.
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Nov 29th 2015, 8:30 AM
# moving on up
What does the Selfridges takeover mean for the future of Arnotts?
Retail experts say the development is great news for the department store – and for Dublin in general.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 4:25 PM
# Take a Break
Clerys may be gone, but Clerys Santa will still be here this Christmas
All that’s changed is the location.
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Oct 23rd 2015, 11:00 AM
# dublin landmark
Another landmark store gone: Boyers to shut down at start of 2016
The landmark store will close in January. Negotiations with unions are due to get under way.
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Sep 9th 2015, 6:57 PM
# Fallout
'I gave 45 years to the store': After 11 weeks, former Clerys staff aren't going away
400 people lost their jobs overnight when the store closed suddenly.
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Aug 28th 2015, 3:20 PM
# Clerys
Company that sold Clerys made €7.7 million in flood damage claim
Financial accounts show the insurance payout was significantly higher than the damage had been valued at.
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Aug 15th 2015, 1:09 PM
# HEY BIG SPENDERS
Retailers fear Dublin traffic restrictions will force shoppers to out-of-town centres
The Irish Parking Association said the restrictions could result in a 24% fall off in shopping and entertainment revenue.
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Aug 10th 2015, 8:55 AM
# clerys fallout
Best Menswear has gone into examinership
The store operates 13 branches around the country.
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Jul 21st 2015, 11:02 PM
# Liquidation
There's now an unofficial Clerys pop-up shop on Parnell Street
The liquidation store was opened last week by a former Clerys concession holder.
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Jul 7th 2015, 3:51 PM
# officially done
The company that ran Clerys has been officially wound up
The High Court officially ordered that OCS Operations Ltd be wound up today with no opposition to the application.
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Jul 6th 2015, 5:41 PM
# behind closed doors
How two other Clerys bidders would have saved the store and its workers
One reportedly wanted to turn it into Dublin’s answer to Bloomingdale’s.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 10:12 AM
# The briefcase
Here's everything you need to know about business this week
Everyone was talking about the Clerys closure, tax havens and high flyers.
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Jun 21st 2015, 10:20 AM
# mountain to mohammed
Pictures: Clerys workers protesting outside the HQ of the company that closed their store
The shop’s new owners, Natrium, finally broke their silence on the matter this morning.
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Jun 19th 2015, 10:49 PM
# yoursay
Poll: A retailers group thinks water protests contributed to Clerys decline, do you?
“It was definitely a contributory circumstance.”
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Jun 19th 2015, 10:08 PM
# Clerys
'I'm here tearing my shop down as we speak'
Louise Hogan ran a successful business in the department store for 13 years.
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Jun 18th 2015, 6:00 PM
# immoral activity
From 1997 to 2015: Comparing a pre-Celtic Tiger liquidation to recession company busts
The sale of Clerys with the loss of almost 500 jobs last week serves as an uncomfortable reminder of just how vulnerable workers are when a company ceases to exist.
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Jun 18th 2015, 8:00 AM
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