DIY chain closes a further three stores

THE closure of a further three 4HOME-controlled stores with the loss of 40 jobs in north Cork and Limerick has been announced.

It follows the closure of seven other stores with some 150 job losses in Killarney, Ballincollig, Portlaoise, Carlow, Monaghan, Ashbourne and Macroom over recent months.

The latest store closures are in Mitchelstown and Patrick Street, Fermoy, in Co Cork, and Annacotty, Co Limerick.