Vita boss pushed on Nama sit-in resolution

Siptu last night called on Vita Cortex boss Jack Ronan to respond to reports that Nama has offered him a way of ending the 111-day sit-in by his former workers in Cork.

Nama has indicated that if Mr Ronan delivers a new, unencumbered asset to it, it will make funds available to be ringfenced for ex-gratia payments for the former foam factory workers, who lost their jobs on Dec 16.

The union’s manufacturing division organiser, Gerry McCormack, said he believes Mr Ronan has been aware of the reported Nama offer for a number of weeks.