April 2014
The Wicklow business community has received a boost in the form of job creation.
Over one hundred new jobs have been created as new businesses arrive and existing ones expand.
Las Tapas have opened a new restaurant in Greystones in addition to their successfully Cabinteely restaurant.
Matt Britton Flooring will create 10 new jobs as they open a second store in Deansgrange, Dun Laoghaire.
KFC are opening a drive through in Arklow which will create up to 70 jobs for the community.
This will be the second restaurant of the KFC franchise to open in Wicklow alongside the Bray establishment.
A spokesperson for KFC said “We are delighted to be opening a new drive-thru in Wicklow towards the end of the year and we look forward to welcoming residents into the store.
”The restaurant will be creating up to 70 career opportunities in the local community, and soon we will be advertising for full and part timestaff, on our website, www.kfc.co.uk/join-us.”
The new drive-through restaurant will be located in the Tesco car park on the Wexford Road.
Courtney Meats are to create a number of jobs when they open on Castle Street, Bray.
As a wholesale butchers, they guarantee you top quality meats without the supermarket markup.
O’Briens will also be opening in Bray on Main Street and this will create a further 10 jobs in the community.
The Irish sandwich bar has over 100 stores in Ireland and includes the Bagel Factory brand and Rachel Allen’s Signature Sandwich range.
The news of this job boost is certainly welcome and is just the latest in a line of job announcements for the county.
It has taken some time for Greystones based owner, Sinan Osan, to find his place in the Greystones market.
Sinan is delighted to be a part of the Greystones business community. The opening of Las Tapas on Church Road will see twelve new jobs created for the area.
