Ikea picks Cork location for second Irish store

Carrigtwohill in East Cork is being lined up by Ikea, the world’s largest furniture retailer, for its second full retail store in the Republic of Ireland, with a promise of around 500 retail jobs locally.

The Swedish retail giant has been actively scouting for a Cork location over the past year to add to its 410 stores in 49 countries.

Ikea has been trading very successfully in Dublin since 2009, where it employs more than 650 people in Ballymun and Carrickmines, and it has another store in east Belfast.