Pub staff will sit-in ‘for as long as it takes’

Staff who began a sit-in at a popular Waterford City pub when they were given the shocking news it was closing with immediate effect have vowed to remain on the premises until they receive their entitlements.

Nine workers at the Park Inn were called to a meeting with the business’s solicitor on Tuesday afternoon and told the pub was closing immediately, as “problems with the bank” couldn’t be resolved.

The bar and lounge, with B&B accommodation, has been on the market since last year when it was reported to be “trading profitably”.