Dublin’s Arnotts department store has been officially bought out by Selfridges, owned by Galen Weston and his Irish wife Hilary Weston.

Dublin department store Boyers will shut its doors for good at the start of next year with the loss of up to 83 jobs.

SOLICITOR and businessman Noel Smyth is being sued for €9.6 million at the Commercial Court over his guarantees of loans made to two companies.