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Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Sligo and Westmeath
Sector
Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 June 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
20 June 2021
Description
Fast-food restaurant chain McDonald’s is to create 800 jobs in the Republic of Ireland, across nearly all counties. The new jobs will bring McDonald’s workforce in Ireland to nearly 6,000. The roles are being created to cater for people's growing demand for in restaurants in line with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The jobs will be in restaurants around the country, including counties Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Sligo and Westmeath.
McDonald’s have 95 restaurants in Ireland, run by 22 local franchisees.
In 2017, McDonald's created about 140 jobs in Ireland.
Eurofound (2021), McDonald's, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 105012, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105012.
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