RTE report that retail ghost town Dundalk is to become the UK and Ireland headquarters for a French online retailer, CDiscount. CDiscount’s arrival doesn’t involve the creation of a superstore that will wow the shoppers back from neighbouring retail boom-town Newry, however it will involve the creation of 50 high-end jobs.
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interesting move for a geographically disadvantaged retail town. get involved in non geographic retail, hope it works out for them.
“hope it works out for them”
Do you really?
Are you really hoping that a town in the Republic of Ireland does economically well?
…..or are you just being sarcastic?
A trait that seem to be well practised by most Unionists folks.