The company says 580 jobs will go across it's 34 stores.

Argos has announced that it will close all it's 34 stores in the Republic of Ireland.
The stores will be fully closed by the end of June but as part of it's withdrawal home delivery and online purchases will stop on March 22nd.
Northern Ireland will not be affected from this announced as the company says it continues to perform well.
The company says 580 jobs will go across it's 34 stores which is a huge shock to it's staff.
It says it will offer a redundancy package well beyond the legal requirements.
Mandate which represents staff says it's very disappointed by the announcement.
Not surprised. Management at argos have a lot to answer for. Never had stock of anything you went to buy. I gave up on them years ago Its downfall was from lack of management.
— Sabrina Genockey (@GenockeySabrina) January 19, 2023
I’m sobbing Argos is closing down
— Ronan O’Leary (@olayree) January 19, 2023