Penneys plans store and warehouse expansion 

Company to open new stores in Ireland and across Europe and has also lodged plans with Kildare County Council for a €118m distribution centre in Newbridge

The new Irish store will be located at the Square Town Centre in Tallaght and will open next year and create 300 jobs. File picture

Primark, which trades here as Penneys, will boost its Irish store numbers as part of a global expansion drive aimed at boosting sales following the severe hit it took from having to close shops for vast swathes of Covid lockdown restrictions in key markets like Ireland and the UK.

Primark – which is ultimately owned by UK food and retail conglomerate Associated British Foods (ABF) – has also lodged plans with Kildare County Council for a €118m distribution centre in Newbridge, which it claims will deliver 482 full-time and temporary jobs.