Hughes & Hughes has opened a branch in a former Dublin Waterstone’s store, creating 14 jobs.

The bookseller claimed the outlet in Dublin’s Jervis Centre is the country’s first pop-up  bookshop. The 6,000 square-metre space covers two floors and sells books, games, toys and stationery.

Derek Hughes...

Irish bookshop chain Hughes & Hughes has today reopened its store in Dundalk, County Louth.

Former manager Ellie Winters has rejoined the shop and has seven members of staff. The opening brings to six the number of Hughes & Hughes bookshops now re-opened by holding company Sivota.

M.d. Derek Hughes said it was "very...

Hughes & Hughes high street stores are beginning to reopen for business  after its founder Derek Hughes put together a new investor group to run the business, reports the Irish Times. A note on the H&H website, which is not currently active, confirms that a company called Sivota Ltd has bought the assets of the business,...

Hughes & Hughes has gone into liquidation with debts estimated at €15m, according to a report in the Irish Times.

Hughes & Hughes owes about €9m to its only secured creditor, Ulster Bank, which appointed a receiver to the company in February. But it also owes more than €6.4m to unsecured creditors,...