10 new Aldi stores are set to create 250 jobs

Aldi are to open at least 10 new stores next year, including six in Munster, which will create upwards of 250 jobs and bring the German discount retailer’s total number of stores close to 125.

The new stores will be dotted around the country but primarily located in Munster with one each in Limerick (Newcastle West) and Waterford (Ardkeen); two in Tipperary (Roscrea and Cashel) and a further two in Cork (Wilton and Skibbereen).

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Aldi Mitchelstown Region managing director, Niall O’Connor, confirmed the location of the stores in the southern region which covers Galway; Mayo; Kilkenny; and Wexford, in addition to the six Munster counties.