{"id":664321,"date":"2026-10-24T20:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/664321\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:32:08","slug":"lidl-to-invest-e306m-in-cork-creating-250-permanent-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/664321\/","title":{"rendered":"Lidl to invest \u20ac306m in Cork creating 250 permanent jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">Lidl Ireland has announced a \u20ac306m investment for Cork, with plans for 250 extra <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\"\/> jobs across the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">[\/url]The German retail chain is set to invest \u20ac420m in Munster, with the majority going to Cork it was announced at an event at Blackrock Observatory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">At the centre of the programme is Lidl\u2019s new \u20ac200m state-of-the-art regional distribution centre at Little Island, alongside plans for 14 new stores across Munster and the redevelopment of 10 existing locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The programme will create more than 500 permanent jobs across the province, including 250 in Cork, while supporting more than 4,500 construction workers across the 25 developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Taoiseach, Miche\u00e1l Martin said: \u201cThis \u20ac420m investment in Munster represents a significant commitment to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cBusinesses like Lidl play an important role in our economy, creating jobs, supporting local suppliers, and making an important contribution to communities right across the country,\u201d Mr Martin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cI particularly welcome the creation of more than 500 new permanent jobs, bringing further opportunities for people and communities across Munster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Robert Ryan, chief executive officer of Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland, said: \u201cOur contribution here goes well beyond bricks and mortar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cWe already work with 120 suppliers across Cork, from whom we procured \u20ac136m worth of produce last year, and we are enormously proud of the relationships we have built with local businesses, colleagues and community organisations across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Tara O\u2019Connor, Lidl\u2019s regional managing director, added: \u201cThrough our new \u20ac200m distribution centre at Little Island, new and redeveloped stores, and 250 additional permanent jobs, we are building the infrastructure and teams that will support Lidl\u2019s growth here for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cCork is already a hugely important part of our business, and this next phase will allow us to serve more customers, create new career opportunities, and deepen the roots we have built across the county.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lidl Ireland has announced a \u20ac306m investment for Cork, with plans for 250 extra jobs across the county.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,4257,79,61,60,1843],"class_list":["post-664321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-business","tag-cork-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-micheal-martin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}