A PLANNING application for a major outlet centre which is set to create up to 200 jobs will be lodged with the authorities in Waterford in the next eight weeks.

WATERFORD City Council is considering a planning application for a major factory outlet centre that could create up to 500 jobs at a former pitch and putt course on the Cork Road in the city.

FORMER taoiseach Bertie Ahern has been taken on to add some clout to Northern Ireland-based property development company Parker Green International as it looks to further expand its international presence.