8th Jul 2020 12:30
(Alliance News) - JD Wetherspoon PLC on Wednesday said it will open a new pub and hotel in Dublin this October, creating 200 jobs in the process.
The pub operator said it will invest EUR21 million at the Keaven's Port asset located in the Irish capital.
Wetherspoons added: "Up to 200 full and part-time jobs will be created at the pub and hotel. Additionally Wetherspoon is investing more than GBP12 million to open two new pubs and refurbish a further eight pubs in the coming months.
"These include new pubs in Crossgates, Leeds and Kingswinford in the West Midlands, as well as major refurbishments at its pubs, including those in Salisbury, Peterborough, Stafford and South Shields."
On Tuesday, the company denied a news report stating that the company was selling 15 pubs.
The Watford-based pub operator said the Daily Mail article "Wetherspoons Is Getting Rid Of 15 Pubs When The Chain Reopens For Business On Super Saturday" contained incorrect information.
The news article was published on Thursday last week but has now been removed.
The company clarified that the 15 pubs in question were put on the market in April 2019, of which five were sold and eight were withdrawn from the market. Two of the pubs are still on the market.
Shares in the FTSE 250 company were 1.5% lower at 992.21 pence each in London on Wednesday afternoon.
By Eric Cunha; [email protected]
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