McDonald's to create 800 new Irish jobs

These jobs will be in restaurants nationwide including counties Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Sligo and Westmeath. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

McDonald's is to create 800 new jobs across Ireland, expanding its current workforce to more than 6,000.

The roles are being created to cater for increased capacity within restaurants as Covid-19 restrictions ease over the coming months.