Aldi Unveils 150th Irish Store In Kerry

Aldi unveils its 150^th Irish store in Kerry

Capital investment of over €5M in the local area of Caherciveen

Aldi’s westernmost store in Europe creates 20 permanent jobs in South Kerry Town

Aldi today announced the opening of its new store in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, its 150^th store in Ireland since entering the Irish market in 1999.

The store represents an investment of over €5M in the local area and is creating up to 20 permanent jobs with market leading pay.

In addition, up to 50 jobs were supported during the construction phase of the state-of-the-art new store.

Located at Abbey Place, Aldi’s westernmost store in Europe was officially opened today by Group Managing Director Niall O’Connor, Store Manager Colm Foley and local social media influencers Tadhg Fleming and his father Derry.

Much loved public figure Kevin the Carrot even took some time off his busy schedule to attend the store opening and lend his support to staff!

Featuring Aldi’s exciting award-winning Project Fresh layout and design, the new store, Aldi’s 8^th in Co. Kerry, boasts a large shop floor spanning 1,198sqm.

There are also 72 car park spaces available for customers, in addition to 8 bike parking stands.

With sustainability in mind, Aldi has invested in ventilation heat recovery which will be used to power underfloor heating, in addition to installing 90sqm solar panels on the roof.

The new environmentally friendly store will be powered by 100% green electricity.

Speaking at today’s store opening, Colm Foley, Aldi Caherciveen Store Manager said:

“It’s truly an honour to open Aldi’s 150^th store in Ireland, and its 8^th in Kerry. Having worked across all of Aldi’s stores in Co. Kerry, I know local shoppers will love having even more opportunity to avail of Aldi’s fantastic ranges all at incredible prices! From the entire team here at the new Caherciveen store, we look forward to welcoming everyone through our doors!”

The new Aldi Caherciveen store opening hours are:

Monday - Friday                              9.00am to 10.00pm

Saturday                                           9.00am to 9.00pm

Sunday                                             9.00am to 9.00pm