Vita boss urged to accept deal

Former Vita Cortex workers have urged company boss Jack Ronan to accept new recommendations to end their four-month sit-in and let them “go home to their families”.

It follows their vote on Friday to accept the confidential proposals issued after a mediation process broke down. Today is the 130th day of the sit-in at the former foam factory in Cork, making it one of the longest-running disputes of its kind in Irish industrial relations history.

However, a company spokesman “warned against optimism” and said the firm would be considering its position over the coming days.