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A RECRUITMENT DRIVE to fill 1,000 permanent roles at Ireland’s first Center Parcs holiday resort is kicking off in Longford this morning.
Construction of the €233 million resort is well underway, with the first of its lodges being completed back in July.
The total project is due to be completed in 2019.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland, CEO of Center Parcs UK, Martin Dalby, said that the company is confident that they will fill the 1,000 roles available.
“Today’s event and tomorrow, it’s all about giving people information they need to understand what jobs are going to be on offer, how you go about applying for a job and actually what it’s like to be an employee of Center Parcs,” Dalby said.
The company is looking to hire workers in a range of different areas.
“We’ve got entry-level jobs, we’ve got mid-jobs. We’ve got supervisory, we’ve got management, we’ve got jobs across all different skill levels as well,” Dalby said.
He noted that the company will hire staff into work in the areas of food and beverage, retail, leisure, HR, training, accountancy, among other areas.
Dalby also confirmed that the permanent roles will be full-time, and that there are part-time positions also available.
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphries will join senior management and staff from Center Parcs UK to officially open the recruitment information days.
The event kicks off today at 9.45am at Longford Rugby Club, Demesne.
It was announced last year that natural gas will be piped into county Longford for the first time ever after a €3 million deal with Centre Parcs.
The agreement with Gas Networks Ireland will provide heating fuel for the €233 million Longford Forest development.
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Great news for the midlands!!
@Artur Gurta: finally another option other than Trabolgan, that place us gone to the dogs.
“Now kids, if you’re good I promise we can go to Longford again next summer.” Oh the times they are a-changing.
@Liam Doyle: mosney in 21st century
@Liam Doyle: what are you talking about. Longford is AWESOME always has been
@Liam Doyle: Very good lol
Co. Longford, about to become the prime tourism and employment county of Ireland. About time.
@WoodlandBard: What is a Longford and where is a Longford?
Brilliant news and wishing success.
Great news
Great news! Longford is a great spot!
@BarronVonVaderHam: It’s nearer to Athlone than it is to Longford Town.
@Midland Celt: no it’s not
Nice to see that no of jobs going somewhere else instead of Dublin
Perhaps the government could get these lads to fling up some houses for them.
@Damocles: there’s plenty of ghost estates there already. I doubt anymore are needed
@Damocles: sometimes you have to know when to be positive
@talkingsense: Very little ghost estates left at this stage & that’s a fact
The must plan on making some serious money if they have to pay out at least €2,000,000 every month in wages, not to mention taxes etc…
@The PURGED: taxes??? Sure their gonna be the biggest employer in the town, taxes wont apply to them.
Great fun at the UK ones so this will knock the ferry cost off at least!
Can’t wait
Should be a pre condition that 75% of those hired are off live register
@Seanniemac1983: Why? What if they don’t have the skills?
@Lisa Saputo: What skills do you speak off ?? I would imagine that a high percentage of these roles do not require 3rd level education, etc. I’m sure on site training is provided
@Seanniemac1983: i think 100% of those jobs should go to people who actually want to work there.
999 employees on stilts, to hold that beautiful sky up over the resort, and 1 to man reception in case some passer by aimlessly wanders in.
(I jest, I wish Center Parcs the best of luck with this project.)
Good news for Longford, i would’ve always thought that the majority of jobs on them parks were temporary summer jobs!
Eh, what about carraiglass manor?
Is this for seasonal work or all year around? Can’t see many going on their holidays there in the winter
@Ciarān: I suppose it might have weekend breaks during the winter or maybe wedding functions or company outings .I am sure the management have a plan and it’s great to see but it will pull from the other businesses in the area and possibly hit the hotels businesses
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