Cosmetics chain Lush shuts its Irish stores for a day ‘in solidarity with Gaza’

The cosmetics brand has four stores in Ireland

The business, which trades in more than 50 countries, said it has put messages in the windows of closed shops which read: 'Stop starving Gaza, we are closed in solidarity.' PA

Cosmetics chain Lush has shut all of its UK stores and closed its website on Wednesday, and will close its four Irish stores on Thursday in solidarity with people starving in Gaza.

The natural cosmetics brand has more than 100 stores in the UK including its flagship spa on London’s Oxford Street. It has four stores in Ireland: one on Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork, one in Dundrum Shopping Centre, and two in Dublin city centre.