Opening of largest Tesco store in Ireland creates 175 jobs

LAST week’s opening of Tesco Ireland’s biggest store in the country has come with the creation of 175 jobs.

TV presenter Lucy Kennedy and Tesco Ireland CEO, Andrew, Yaxley were on hand to cut the red tape on the new environmentally-friendly, €30 million Liffey Valley Tesco Extra store.

The vast majority of the 175 jobs have been recruited locally within the Liffey Valley area. Tesco now employs over 13,000 people in Ireland and over 5,000 in Dublin alone.

 The Liffey Valley store is part of Tesco’s €70 million national store investment plan. A Tesco Extra in size, it is located at Fonthill Road, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and features 60,000 square feet of shopping space and over 440 free car parking spaces for customers. With retail units including Tesco Mobile, Vision Express, Costa Coffee, Holland & Barrett and more the store will offer customers a relaxed and hassle-free shopping experience.

 Tesco Ireland CEO, Andrew Yaxley, said: “Tesco Ireland is really committed to ensuring that our stores play a big part in local communities. We are very proud that the vast bulk of the 175 jobs at this Liffey Valley store are going to local people.

“This new environmentally-friendly flagship store will boast an extensive range of fresh food, groceries, beers, wines and spirits as well as an exciting range of F&F clothing, toys and home-wares.

“Providing a totally new and enhanced type of shopping experience for customers in the area, we look forward to working with local suppliers and becoming a strong and vibrant part of the community.” 

 The new Liffey Valley store is a highly carbon-efficient design which includes in-built energy-saving measures, advanced lighting, heating and cooling systems and waste recycling facilities. The store layout showcases Tesco’s continued focus on fresh, local and seasonal produce.

 Officially opened by TV presenter Lucy Kennedy, the first customers were welcomed into the new store by a vintage food truck which served up mouth-watering Irish burgers and steak sandwiches. A fantastic range of special offers are available across the store in celebration of the opening. The store also laid on a range of family-fun activities for kids that included face painting, free ice-cream and balloon modelling. 

 Apart from the new jobs for local people, Tesco Extra Liffey Valley will be immediately supporting the community in other ways too.

The store will be donating €1,000 every eight weeks to local good causes through the Tesco Community Fund with Liffey Valley Rangers FC, Quarryvale Community Centre and the Clondalkin Youth Band the first community groups to benefit.