IKEA has said its stores in Ballymun and Carrickmines are to stay closed, following the Government's announcement this afternoon that homeware shops should remain shut.
In a statement, the Swedish retail giant said that in the meantime, customers can still purchase its products online. "We will continue to plan for the safe reopening of our stores, once we get the go-ahead from the authorities, and look forward to welcoming back our customers in the not too distant future," it said.
This afternoon the Government said that only shops providing homeware incidental to the primary retail functions set out in its original list of essential services can now reopen from Monday. "It is not intended that stores which might also classify themselves