Cork's ex-Debenhams staff ask Martin to consider new redundancy bill

The sit-in protest in the Debenhams , St Patrick's Street, Cork City store

Former Debenhams workers have asked Taoiseach Micheál Martin to "look favourably" at a new bill which would secure their redundancy pay during an opportune meeting at a Cork hotel.

Legislation is to be brought forward in the Dáil next week to better protect workers facing redundancies by implementing the recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report which was commissioned by the Government following the collapse of department store Clerys.