Record sit-in protesters raise hopes for redundancy pay deal

ONE of the longest factory sit-in protests could be about to end.

More than 40 of the former employees of Peerless Rugs in Athy, Co Kildare, are still occupying the plant, just over 18 months after the plant closed its doors.

But as their next Labour Relations Commission (LRC) session date nears, they are more hopeful than ever that a redundancy deal will be agreed.