McDonald’s receives 500 applications a week

McDONALD’S is receiving 500 applications a week from people looking for jobs at its Irish restaurants.

This new wave of interest in working at the restaurant chain is a long way from the days when McDonald’s held open days in search of staff and advertised extensively the benefits of a “McJob”.

The company confirmed just over half of all applicants were from Irish people. For every 36 applications it receives, it has just one job to fill.