Debenhams protest- Mandate Trade Union- Official Strike. Former Debenhams worker Ellen Manning, who has 24 years of employment at the city centre store, (14 years with Debenhams and 10 years with Roches Stores), on the picket of the goods entrance on Parnell Place, Cork City. She spent 14 years working with Debenhams and one year with Roche Stores. Pic; Larry Cummins