Delivery company DPD expects to increase the number of people it employs in Cavan and Monaghan after the opening of its new distribution centre in Cootehill.
It was officially opened by local Minister Heather Humphreys yesterday with it expected to increase the company's capacity in the Northern Sound region.
CEO Des Travers says the increase in online shopping has seen DPD's business double since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Speaking to Northern Sound, he said this increase means the new Cootehill centre is likely to need to be expanded further in two years' time.
Des Travers said the number of people employed locally has already increased over the past year and is expected to increase further to around 70:
