The six former staff members of the Highway Retail Ltd-run filling station in Ballyvolane have said they are "delighted" to know that they will spend Christmas at home, having ended their 15-day sit-in.

The ‘Highway 6’ have defied a stark legal warning to end their sit-in and vowed last night to continue their protest.

Scores of well-wishers have been visiting a petrol station in Cork to show solidarity with members of staff who have mounted a sit-in to get their outstanding wages, sick pay, and other entitlements.

Staff at a petrol station in Cork city which was closed suddenly have begun a sit-in tonight.

Staff at the Texoil/Texaco filling station at Ballyvolane, Cork are refusing to leave the premises until they receive all wage payments owed to them.