Industry and Employment Correspondent
A number of people were arrested overnight as former Debenhams employees and their supporters sought to prevent trucks from the liquidators KPMG moving in to remove stock from the premises on Henry Street in Dublin.
The Garda Press Office said it was still collating details of the number of people arrested and what charges they might face.
People Before Profit TD Mick Barry, who has campaigned with the former workers and who watched the events live streamed on Facebook, said that late last night the Henry Street workers had received a tip-off that trucks could me moving in.