Job loss probe under scrutiny

A High Court challenge to powers used by inspectors investigating redundancies at Clerys Department Store has been given the go-ahead.

Investment company D2 Private Ltd and its director and owner, Deirdre Foley, sought permission to bring proceedings after inspectors appointed by the Workplace Relations Committee, along with gardaí, entered the firm’s offices at Harcourt Terrace in Dublin last Thursday.

Mr Justice Anthony Hunt yesterday gave D2 Private permission to challenge the inspectors’ rights to enter its premises and take certain documents and material, saying he was satisfied the company had an arguable case.