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Tesco Ireland to create 400 jobs across 10 new stores

Hayley Halpin
BBC News NI
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The retailer will open 10 new stores in Ireland over the next 12 months

Tesco Ireland has announced plans to create 400 new jobs across the Republic of Ireland as part of a €40m (£35m) investment.

The retailer is to open 10 new stores in the Republic over the next 12 months.

The new jobs will bring Tesco Ireland's permanent workforce to more than 13,500 staff.

Among the roles being offered will be customer assistants, grocery home delivery drivers and line managers.

The 10 new stores will be larger supermarkets and smaller Express shops.

It will bring Tesco's total presence in the Republic to 193 stores.

Of the new jobs, 100 will be at Tesco's new Fermoy store in County Cork, which is set to open at the end of July.

New Tesco stores will also be opened in Dublin, Galway, Louth and Meath.

Ireland's Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke described the jobs announcement as an incredible boost for local towns and the Irish economy.