Lidl Ireland has confirmed it will open the doors to its brand-new store at Kilcarbery, Old Nangor Road in Clondalkin, on Thursday, 31st October at 8:00am, promising spooktacular savings for local shoppers. Dublin Ladies Gaelic Footballer Hannah Tyrell will join the store team on the morning to cut the ribbon and officially open the new store.
Bringing the first major retail offering to the area, Lidl’s new store in Kilcarbery has created 30 permanent new retail jobs within the local area, adding to its workforce of more than 6,000 throughout Ireland. Construction of the store commenced in May this year and supported up to 120 temporary jobs during the development phase.
The new Lidl store boasts a large sales floor, offering customers a premium shopping experience, with wide aisles, two Deposit Return Scheme machines, long tills, customer restrooms and baby-changing facilities as well as an in-store bakery and off licence. Externally, the store benefits from regenerative landscaping and a spacious customer car park with dedicated EV charging spaces.
The Kilcarbery store will also incorporate a range of sustainability features including a certified Energy Management System, high performing energy efficient technologies and the installation of highly efficient solar panels.
The opening of Lidl’s Kilcarbery store represents a major investment for Lidl, both in the local community and in its wider retail estate portfolio, which comprises a network of 53 stores in Dublin, following the opening of another brand-new store at Newcastle in August. The new store at Kilcarbery will take the retailer’s network to 181 stores across Ireland.
Damien Ryan, Regional Property Director, Lidl Ireland said:
“We’re delighted to announce that we will open our doors to the Kilcarbery community on Thursday, 31st October. This store has been highly anticipated by the local community and their ongoing support for the project at every stage has been extremely positive and very much appreciated.
Kilcarbery is a thriving community and we’re proud to be delivering the first major retail offering in the area. Local shoppers will now benefit from quality products at market-leading prices, and we look forward to welcoming them to enjoy an unrivalled shopping experience with Ireland’s best value supermarket.”
Along with opening day entertainment and middle aisle offers, early bird shoppers first in the queue will receive complimentary Lidl vouchers to spend in-store. Local charity Archways will also benefit from a donation of €1,000 in Lidl vouchers from the Kilcarbery store team to help the charity continue supporting young people, families, and communities experiencing behavioural, social, and emotional issues
Dublin LGFA player Hannah Tyrell said:
“As a local, I’m really excited to see a brand-new Lidl open in Clondalkin and to be there on opening day to meet with shoppers. Lidl has always been a great supporter of its communities through its partnership with LGFA, so I’m delighted to do the honours and officially cut the ribbon on the new store. Clondalkin is a thriving area so it’s brilliant to see the community benefitting from this retail and employment boost. I’d encourage everyone to come down and visit on opening day – and be first in the queue to grab those middle aisle offers while you can!”
Lidl currently operates 181 stores in Ireland. Earlier this year, Lidl Ireland cut the ribbon on two newly redeveloped stores in Longford and Galway as part of its ongoing project to modernise stores in line with its award-winning ‘concept’ design, bringing a premier shopping experience to local shoppers.
Lidl Ireland currently employs more than 6,000 employees in its 181 stores, Head Office in Tallaght and three distribution centres and regional offices based in Charleville, Mullingar, and Newbridge.
