Marks & Spencer to open in Mullingar

MARKS & SPENCER has announced plans to open a new store in the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

The 17,000sq ft store, which will open in December 2007, will create 100 jobs for the area. It will be the 17th Marks & Spencer store in Ireland.

* It will include a wide range of fashion across womenswear, menswear and childrenswear, as well as a food hall with an in-store bakery and an M&S Café.