There is good news on the jobs front this morning.
Department store Heatons has announced its creating 250 temporary positions in the run up to Christmas.
The jobs will come on stream at the 52 stores of the company around the country.
Recruitment will begin over the coming weeks.
A spokesperson for Heatons said “Each Christmas, our temporary staff play a key role in supporting our existing team...We look forward to welcoming our new recruits over the coming weeks".
Additional positions
Meanwhile pharmacy chain boots is to hire an additional 400 staff for Christmas period.
The announcement comes just weeks after Boots Ireland confirmed an additional 27 new jobs in Cork and Galway having opened new stores in both counties.
Carmel O"Brien is HR Director with Boots Ireland.
"These additional 400 temporary positions will help us to deliver on our ambition to be the leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer through the delivery of an excellent product range coupled with superior customer service" she said.
Separately 10 people are today beginning new jobs at the latest DocMorris pharmacy to open its doors in the Ballyfermot area of Dublin.
It brings the total workforce here to over 850 people.
