Go-ahead for €200m shopping development creates 1000 jobs

A HUGE shopping development which was given the go-ahead yesterday by An Bord Pleanála will create more than 1,000 permanent jobs in Limerick.

The €200 million complex is being built at Coonagh Cross, on the Ennis Road by Chieftain Construction.

The company owned by Limerick man, Ger O’Rourke is involved in major property developments in Chicago and South Africa.