Following the expose, officials raided two garment factories and ordered the owners to pay wages owed to their workers.

There they ordered the owners to fire all of their workers from Somerset East and replace them with Cookhouse residents.

They initially attended to a noise complaint and ordered the owners to close the bar after it had re-opened illegally.

Cork Corporation yesterday ordered the owners and occupiers of a section of Washington Street to leave their premises until they are made safe.