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New Laois Tesco set to open in Portlaoise.
Retail giant Tesco is expanding in the Midlands where it is opening a new supermarket in Portlaoise.
Tesco is opening in the Fairgreen Retail Park at Gandon Court which is located off the busy N80 national road that is the main route between Portlaoise and Tullamore. Apart from being located on a busy road, the new shop is located in a heavily populated residential area on the outskirts of the town.
Tesco confirmed that more than 40 jobs have created as part of setting up the outlet which will be smaller than the main Tesco located in the town centre.
"We’re looking forward to opening our newest Laois Tesco, creating 44 new jobs. This will be our 173rd store in the country, and Tesco Gandon Court, Portlaoise will be managed by Denise Barry, an experienced retail manager who has 20 years’ service with Tesco Ireland," he said.
Tesco's new shop in Portlaoise is set to open on Thursday, April 11.
Tesco is moving into a premises that formerly housed an Iceland supermarket. Ireland's Iceland operation ran into trading problems in the summer of 2023 when the High Court appointed an interim examiner to the company that operated the Iceland supermarkets in Ireland. The Portlaoise outlet subsequently shut down in September 2023.
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