Kenny pledges Vitasupport

Taoiseach Enda Kenny met with protesting Vita Cortex workers to tell them he was taking “a personal interest” in their plight, and would be contacting the enterprise minister today for a briefing on Jack Ronan’s finances.

The sit-in, over company owner Jack Ronan’s refusal to pay promised redundancy, is now in its 51st day.

Staff went to Tipperary again yesterday to protest outside Mr Ronan’s home.