Lidl gets go-ahead for new €5.5m Talbot Street store

The new store will take over the entirety of Talbot Mall, create 35 new permanent jobs and will support up to 100 jobs during the development and construction phases

Kevin Duffy, director of property, construction and central services with Lidl: construction will start this week Pic: Fergal Phillips

Lidl has been granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for a €5.5 million redevelopment of the largely vacant Talbot Mall premises in Dublin’s north inner city.

The new store on Talbot Street will take over the entirety of the centre, create 35 new permanent jobs and will support up to 100 jobs during the development and construction phases.

Around three-quarters of the units in Talbot Mall have become vacant in recent years following the ...