Debenhams deal slammed as 'paltry' by protesters

Staff members Erica O’Mahony, Madeline Whelan, Grace Hall, Valerie Conlon, Deirdre Power, Sarah Gleeson, Claire O’Leary, Gillian McSweeney, and Amanda Lyons protesting. File picture: Dan Linehan

A €1m plus deal has been negotiated between trade union Mandate and liquidator KPMG which they say could end the Debenhams dispute which has raged since April.

However, some protesters, who have blocked any removal of stock from the stores until they are paid two weeks redundancy per year of service by the company, have slammed the deal as “paltry” and said that “nothing has been resolved".