Facebook makes new friends with jobs plan

The planning application has only just been lodged but already Facebook’s plan to build a facility in Co Meath is clocking up plenty of ‘likes’.

Hundreds of temporary construction jobs are promised if the €200m development proposed for Clonee is approved, with a full-time operating staff of around 115 expected to move in once the facility is complete.

Facebook representatives formally submitted their application to Meath County Council yesterday afternoon after weeks of speculation.