Paris Bakery wound up

The High Court has wound up Paris Bakery and Pastry Ltd, the Moore Street establishment that closed in May following a worker sit-in over unpaid wages. Mr Justice Brian Cregan appointed Carl Dillon of Moore Stephens Nathans as official liquidator. The Revenue Commissioners sought the winding-up order after the company failed to satisfy a demand for €117,000 in unpaid taxes, including VAT, PRSI and PAYE. Although over €52,000 had been paid, the outstanding amount remained unsettled. The court heard the company's approximately 25 employees, mostly foreign nationals, are owed some €158,000 in unpaid wages. Following the workers' 20-day sit-in, the Migrants Rights Centre Ireland confirmed their support for Revenue's application. The company's two directors, including one resident in County Cavan, must file statements of affairs within 21 days. The matter was made returnable before the Examiner's Court in October. Workers will now be eligible for the Insolvency Payments Schemes and LRC awards.