Prosecutors have dropped the most serious charge brought against businesswoman Deirdre Foley over redundancies at Clerys, writes Tom Tuite.

Prosecutors have dropped the most serious charge brought against businesswoman Deirdre Foley over redundancies at Clerys.

A judge has refused to throw out a criminal prosecution against businesswoman Deirdre Foley who is facing trial over collective redundancies at Clerys department store.

Criminal proceedings have commenced over the handling of collective redundancies at Clerys department store.