At Debenhams, St Patrick's Street, Cork. 17/09/2020. Day 161 of the official picket of Debenhams stores by former workers. Mandate Union strike action. Former Debenhams workers continue their picket of stores. Former striking workers from Vita Cortex joined the picket on Thursday as the Debenhams dispute became the longest running industrial dispute in Irish history. (ront duo) Cal O'Leary who took part in the Vita Cortex sit-in protest that lasted 161 days, chatting with Valerie Conlon, Mandate shop steward at Debenhams Patrick Street. Pic; Larry Cummins.