Operating profits at discount department store Michael Guiney decreased sharply last year.

John Daniel Guiney is a name familiar to golf fans in his native Kerry.

Staff at Clery's in Dublin are refusing to rule out industrial action as the row over the closure of Guiney's and a number of Clery's branches continues.

Pre-tax profits at discount department store retailer Michael Guiney decreased sharply by 79% to €354,210 in 2010, new figures show.

Mary Guiney, the chairman of Dublin department store Clerys, died this morning at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin following a short illness. Mrs Guiney was 103.