If the liquidation was subdued, almost understated, the opening was anything but. On September 8, 2005, a string of Irish fashionistas, television personalities, and socialites made their way to the Dundrum Town Centre for the grand opening of Harvey Nichols’ first Irish store. It was a full Celtic Tiger affair; the headliner, the American burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, jetted in to perform her champagne glass routine — clad in crystals and glamorous attire, she danced on stage before climbing into an oversized, jewel-encrusted glassware prop. The €10 million opening of its 32,000-square-foot “boutique store” came five years after the…

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