200 jobs to be created in three ventures
A new Tesco Extra outlet in Portlaoise is to employ 93 staff, US software company NEI is taking on 50 in Galway, while delivery firm Nightline is to create 50 jobs in Dublin.
Tesco closed its old Portlaoise store last Saturday, transferring its 121 staff to the new Extra store. With the 93 new jobs, this brings to 214 the total employed by Tesco there.