Debenhams stores in Ireland to permanently close

2,000 jobs will be lost.

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Debenhams Irish operation is going into liquidation.

2,000 jobs will be lost in its 11 stores across the country, according to the Mandate trade union.

The union says the company suspended trading due to the Covid 19 pandemic and confirmed to staff in a letter today that the shops are not expected to reopen.

Debenhams has a number of shops across the country with locations in Dublin, Newbridge, Galway, Limerick, Tralee, Cork and Waterford.

In the UK, Debenhams' 142 stores are also currently closed with most of its 22,000 workers being paid under the government's furlough scheme.