Lidl is to create 700 new jobs across the country this year.
Prospective employees will be able to apply for the roles on the supermarket's website from May.
It also announced today that current employees are getting a 7.5 percent pay rise.
With @lidl_ireland in Carrigaline this morning to announce 700 new jobs, to bring total workforce to more than 6,000 across Ireland. Lidl also announced €14 million, 7.5% pay increase for employees.
Good news investment in retail! pic.twitter.com/y7ph9sRicb— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) February 10, 2023
Milestone Moment
Lidl's Chief People Officer Maeve McCleane says the new jobs will be in a variety of roles.
Maeve adds, this will bring Lidl's workforce in Ireland to over 6,000 for the first time.
That's not counting the extra 1,500 people or so employed by the company in Northern Ireland.