Poundland will be seeking store managers, assistant managers, senior sales supervisors and store colleagues to fill 180 new jobs in Ireland, according to a spokesperson for the retailer.

Poundland announced this week it is to expand into Ireland in early October,trading under the name ‘Dealz’, creating initially 120 jobs.

A Poundland spokesperson told Recruiter that the value retail chain would recruiting using a “mixture of sourcing including agencies, local press advertising and the website” adding the management team in Ireland will be local but there will be support from head office staff in the set up.