350 jobs boost for Co Cork

A total of 350 new jobs are to be created in Co Cork through developments by the Pepsi-Cola soft drinks giant and the Delta Homes building firm.

Pepsi, who already have an Irish workforce of 260, plan to significantly increase that figure over a five-year period at a new facility which was being opened today in the town of Carrigaline by Tánaiste and Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister Mary Harney.