Update: Monsoon and Accessorize to shut stores in Cork, Dublin and Kilkenny

The company will attempt to save 100 stores across the UK and Ireland.

The Monsoon outlet on Patrick's Street in Cork. Picture: Damian Coleman

Fashion retailers Monsoon and Accessorize will close 35 stores, make 545 staff redundant and seek rent cuts for remaining shops as part of a restructuring led by its founder to survive the Covid-19 crisis.