McDonald's to create 250 new jobs in Ireland

McDonald's is to invest €12m in its Irish operation with the opening of four new restaurants this year, creating 250 jobs, the company said today.

The four new restaurants, which will be open by the end of 2010, will bring the number of stores in the country to 82.

Three of the new restaurants will open in the Greater Dublin area, starting with a new drive-thru restaurant in Finglas and there will be one regional opening.

The 250 positions will be filled by the end of the current year, bringing the number of employees in Ireland to 3,850, up from 3,600 in 2009. The company plans further new openings in 2011 and 2012.

Recruitment for the 250 positions will commence in July of this year.

"This expansion of our Irish operations and the creation of these jobs highlights the resilience of our business, despite the recession," said John Atherton, Managing Director of McDonald's Ireland.