Doherty Welcomes Iceland to Ashbourne

Deputy Regina Doherty today welcomes the news that Iceland is coming to Ashbourne. The British frozen food chain is opening four new stores in Ireland with one to be located in Ashbourne, Co. Meath.

The Iceland chain is investing €3million in the new stores with the anticipation that it will create over 200 jobs in the country, nearly a quarter of which will be located in Ashbourne.

According to Doherty “The new store will be located in units 35 and 36 of the Ashbourne New Town Centre or, the former ShoeZone to those of you who know Ashbourne well.”

Deputy Regina Doherty believes that this is a massive boost for the residents of County Meath.

“The fact that Tom Keogh CEO of AIM (owner of the franchise in Ireland) and his colleagues at the company believe that Ashbourne will be a successful place to open a store is a big boost for the area and go some way to tackling unemployment in the region.”

“The location of the store is extremely central and will hopefully be a great success when it opens its doors on the 17th November. Employment will be created both directly and indirectly and as Iceland are committed to selling Irish produce in their stores which means that indirectly they are creating jobs for producers and suppliers. They have already invested in excess of €58 million in Irish produce such as meat, poultry and bread to date. Any investment in employment in the country and indeed County Meath is a welcome one.”