Former Debenhams staff in Cork say they will not be ignored
It's 300 days since the retailer announced the closure of 11 stores in the Republic including two stores in the city.
Ex-staff have been blockading the stores since April last year and say they will step down if a proposed €3 million training fund is converted into cash.
A sign on the front of the former Patrick Street store accuses the Taoiseach of letting the striking staff down badly.
Speaking to RedFM News, shop steward Valerie Conlon says Micheál Martin is continually ignoring emails from trade union officials and staff:
"He keeps saying it's [not converting training fund to cash] over precedent, but precedent has already been set when they done it for the banks. Number one, they bailed out the banks, but they also helped to set up a fund for the staff of the banks at the time. And he's saying now that he can't do that for us. So is it okay to do it for bankers.. but for the people in retail that are keeping this country; we have to upskill. What is that saying about the retail workers of Ireland?"
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