‘We’re shocked banks are taking over’

SHOCKED workers at department store Arnotts were coming to terms with the revelation bankers are set to take control of the debt-ridden retailer.

As customers continued to stream into the Henry Street premises in Dublin, workers inside joined ranks and demanded the company guarantee their future employment.

A sales assistant with the iconic retailer for over 30 years spoke with anger about how standards at the store and its sister outlet, Boyers on North Earl Street, had fallen in recent years.