Original sentence: Following protests that morning involving hundreds of Dubliners the workers were released.On 30 August 2009 in Ireland Thomas Cook dismissed its staff in the Grafton Street branch in Dublin's city centre without any redundancy package other than the legal minimum.One pregnant employee removed by the Gardaí went into labour and gave birth a number of hours later.The workers occupied the branch for 5 days gaining widespread public support.Thomas Cook sought a High Court injunction and at 5am on 4 August about 100 Gardaí (Irish Police) smashed into the branch and arrested all the workers, union officials and other supporters present