Praying for Clerys staff

The sudden closing of Clerys has shocked many people, especially older customers, who loved nothing more than to browse around or have a coffee in this lovely, iconic department store.

I left Dublin in 1972, and to me Clerys was so much a part of the city, as the song says, “in the rare auld times”.

But the real tragedy here is the 400-plus people left jobless.

I have experienced redundancy three times in my life, and the effect each time was soul-destroying, mainly because you have absolutely no control over events.

So my prayers are for them, and for them alone — the customers will survive.

Brian McDevitt

Ardconnaill

Glenties

Co Donegal