McDonald's to add 800 jobs in major Irish push

McDonald's will boost its Irish-based workforce to more than 6,000 employees.

Fast food restaurant giant McDonald’s is to hire an additional 800 people in Ireland this year, taking its total workforce here to more than 6,000 employees.

The company said the new roles will be spread across its nationwide restaurant chain including in counties Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, and Wicklow.