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16/01/2013
16 HMV Stores Close
All 16 HMV stores in Ireland have been closed, as of today, in what the company says is a short-term measure.
In a statement to RTÉ News, the company the stores will reopen.
HMV have not yet said whether it will seek an examinership in the Irish courts.
The move to close the Irish shops comes one day after the UK company sought protection from its creditors by going into administration in the UK.
There are fears for up to 300 jobs in Ireland and another 4,000 in the UK.
Meanwhile, the National Consumer Agency has questioned the legal basis on which HMV in Ireland was refusing to honour gift vouchers.
It said HMV Ireland is a separate company to the UK operation and should accept vouchers with immediate effect.
A meeting between the National Consumer Agency and HMV Ireland is taking place, with a view to securing a commitment that gift vouchers will be honoured in Irish shops.
The agency said it engaged with employees of HMV and the UK administrators Deloitte since Monday's announcement that the company was going into administration.
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In a statement to RTÉ News, the company the stores will reopen.
HMV have not yet said whether it will seek an examinership in the Irish courts.
The move to close the Irish shops comes one day after the UK company sought protection from its creditors by going into administration in the UK.
There are fears for up to 300 jobs in Ireland and another 4,000 in the UK.
Meanwhile, the National Consumer Agency has questioned the legal basis on which HMV in Ireland was refusing to honour gift vouchers.
It said HMV Ireland is a separate company to the UK operation and should accept vouchers with immediate effect.
A meeting between the National Consumer Agency and HMV Ireland is taking place, with a view to securing a commitment that gift vouchers will be honoured in Irish shops.
The agency said it engaged with employees of HMV and the UK administrators Deloitte since Monday's announcement that the company was going into administration.
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