Aldi plans regional centre in Mitchelstown

RETAIL giant Aldi is planning to build a €100 million regional distribution centre for the south of Ireland which will create up to 160 jobs.

The German discount chain confirmed yesterday that the huge office and warehouse facility will be built on a 32-acre site off the Mitchelstown relief road in north Cork.

The new facility will service Aldi’s stores in Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.