Tullamore Lidl store opens bringing with it 25 new jobs!

Lidl has created 25 new jobs with the opening of its new store in Tullamore today, Thursday, July 25.

The new store located on Church Road, is a multimillion euro investment for the town, that saw the regeneration of the old Tullamore Hardware unit and surrounding yard that was once the site of the old bacon factory.

The store is the 200th on the island of Ireland and boasts a modern architectural design and spacious interior layout with higher ceilings and wider aisles.

The new Tullamore Lidl team: 

A Lidl to Go coffee machine and a larger bakery area will offer customers an increased range of delicious, freshly baked goods, tea and coffee.

Facilities for store staff include a spacious canteen, welfare area and shower areas.

A number of local works also formed part of the regeneration project. Lidl built a new stretch of road infrastructure for the town linking Church Road with Tanyard Lane.

Tanyard Lane is now converted into a safer, one - way system heading towards the town centre, providing a designated walking and cycling area with new road markings and signage.

Lidl also built a new riverside walk for locals to enjoy along the Tullamore River. 

Built with sustainability in mind, the new Lidl store in Tullamore incorporates a range of strategies to reduce environmental impact.

Over the next few weeks a solar photovoltaic system will be installed which will generate approximately 25% of the store's energy requirements.

All new Lidl stores and major refurbishment projects will incorporate solar panels as part of Lidl's renewable energy programme. Certified to ISO 50001 energy efficiency standards, the new store incorporates features such as heat recovery, LED lighting, sensor controlled exterior sun blinds to reduce unwanted heat from the sun, and high insulation external cladding. 

The store opening hours are 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 9pm on Sundays. Shoppers can also avail of 137 car parking spaces ensuring a hassle free trip. 

Lidl Tullamore will also offer customers free use of two electric vehicle charging points as part of Lidl Ireland's policy to roll out electric vehicle charging points to all new stores and across all major store refurbishment projects.

This means that Lidl will provide the largest network of electric vehicle chargers in the Irish supermarket sector, enabling customers to charge their electric vehicles free of charge whilst they shop.

Below: Sean Collins, Lidl Tullamore Store Manager; Mairead Daly, LGFA Offaly Captain; Amy Mannion, LGFA Offaly Player; and Ian Monaghan, Lidl Ireland Sales Operations Manager at the opening

The new store will sees Lidl complete a major investment in County Offaly that started with its modernisation of the Main Street unit in Tullamore in 2015, followed by the reopening of its new Edenderry store in December 2017 and the opening of its new store in Birr in 2018.

Sean Collins, Lidl Tullamore Store Manager said:

"We are very proud to be opening Lidl's secod store in Tullamore today. Not only is it our second store in the town, but today, Lidl Ireland officially hit the 200th store mark on the island of Ireland. It's such a vibrant community, and we as a team here in Lidl Tullamore, are excited to get to know the locals over the next couple of weeks.

"The new state of the art store is packed full of fantastic products at market leading prices. We would also like to thank LGFA Offaly Captain, Mairead Daly and teammate, Amy Mannion for assisting us with the opening today."