Music, film firms back HMV rescue

As HMV staff await wages they have been promised, it has been reported that major media companies will offer support to any buyer willing to rescue the ailing retailer.

Last week, workers in Cork, Limerick, Swords, and Tallaght began sit-ins after the 92-year-old firm went into receivership while owing its staff pay.

But on Saturday, staff secured a commitment they would be paid by the end of this week. This came from the receiver appointed to the Irish arm of HMV, David Carson of Deloitte.