Clerys closure left a bitter taste but new era beckons
Former workers reached settlement with Natrium that cleared way for development
US firm Quadrant targets €1bn of Irish property lending
Company expects Brexit to boost demand for Irish office space in the coming years
High-priced Clerys sale likely to reignite controversy
Seen & Heard: Natrium’s plan for O’Connell St premises among top stories in Sunday papers
High Court decision on Clerys to be challenged
D2 Private and Deirdre Foley appeal against dismissal of challenge against inspectors’ powers
Former Clerys workers protest outside the store
Siptu members demand justice for ex-staff at entrance to the Dublin department store
D2 and owner Deirdre Foley told to pay costs in Clerys case
D2 challenged power of inspectors to search offices for evidence related to redundancies
High Court rejects D2 challenge to Clerys inspectors
Investigation into collective redundancies at department store to go ahead
Caveat: Deirdre Foley has brought Clerys opprobrium on her own head
Natrium’s sackings with no provision for redundancy pay were heartless and cynical
Plan for Clerys a ‘breathtaking disregard’ for decent business
OCS Properties has applied to Dublin City Council for permission to convert store into a hotel, shops, offices and bars
Judge reserves decision in Clerys raid on D2 offices
Counsel for D2 and Deridre Foley claim siezure of documents ‘wholly unlawful’ and breach right to privacy
Clerys inspectors raid on D2 offices ‘legitimate’, court told
Decision to enter offices and take paperwork was in the public interest after 460 department store staff lost jobs, counsel argues
Inspectors seized files seeking financial details about Clerys
Inspectors claim ‘directors pack’ contained information about employees and action is opposed by Deirdre Foley’s D2 Private
Inspectors seized files seeking financial details about Clerys
Claim ‘directors pack’ contained information about employees
Clerys purchased after ‘secret’ meetings, court told
Inspector alleges decision to wind up company not made independently of applicants
Court hears challenge over seizure of documents relating to Clerys closure
D2 Private owner Deirdre Foley ‘directly involved’ in events preceding redundancies at Clerys, court told
Challenge to powers used in Clerys inquiry gets go-ahead
Investment firm D2 Private seeks order after inspectors enter offices and remove laptop
US firm to set up €500m property deal fund in Dublin
Quadrant part-funded the €29m purchase of Clerys by D2 Private
US firm Quadrant provides €30m for Dublin deals
Non-bank financiers get involved as banks tend to avoid speculative deals since crisis
Government to review worker protections in Clerys-type deals
Legal experts will examine situations where company’s assets are split from operating entity
Store wars and dodgy cars: the consumer year revisited
The battle of the supermarkets, property prices, Irish Water and revelations about Volkswagen dominated headlines in 2015
Clerys liquidation facing High Court challenge
Company linked to cafe owner expected to make formal challenge to liquidation
Clerys sale: the seller, buyer, liquidators, consultants, and concessionaire
Who’s who in the sale of iconic department story
Sufficient protection in Clerys type liquidation cases, says minister
Company law adequate to deal with issues arising from liquidation
€500,000 plan eases concerns of Clerys concession holders
Group had sought to block appointment of KPMG liquidators due to conflict of interest
Losses at Clerys down €2m in year before liquidation
Accounts show company loss of €1.1m in the year to end of January 2015
Government may change company law after Clerys sale
Minster says no law can stop capitalism ‘operating in the way it does’
Owner of Clerys building made near €5m profit in 18 months
Liquidated OCS Operations Ltd which ran store made loss of just over €2m in same period
New owner of Clerys building announces rejuvenation plan
Group says rejuvenation will lead to 1,700 new jobs but staff say proposals ‘wishy washy’
Clerys concession holders remove their stock
People could be heard crying inside the store, one business owner said
‘Something very wrong’ about transactions at Clerys
Gordon Brothers had split the Clerys business into two parts – a property company which owns the building and an operating entity which ran the store
Ged Nash to seek talks with Natrium on Clerys plans
Enda Kenny says company law review group might look at sale of retailer
Kathy Sheridan: The closure of Clerys – when the shutters come down
‘Companies are ridiculously easy to set up, yet are granted all the enormous, attendant privileges of limited liability’
Clerys staff to get statutory redundancy, liquidators say
Protest in support of workers held outside Dublin store as KPMG meets union officials
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