Lidl Dunboyne to open next week

Lidl's new store in Dunboyne will open at 8am on Thursday next, 11th September, with ladies Gaelic football stars including Vice Captain, Mary Kate Lynch and Meath Senior Dunboyne player Katie Bermingham cutting the ribbon on the state-of-the-art new supermarket.

Early bird shoppers can get their chance to meet and greet lthe football stars and enjoy special instore entertainment and opening day offers. The first ten customers will each receive a €20 gift voucher to spend on their shop.

Alongside the opening, the Dunboyne store team will donate €1,000 in Lidl vouchers to local charity Dunboyne Community Centre which offers classes, event spaces and summer camps for local community benefit.

Located on Main Street, the opening of the Dunboyne store has created 30 permanent new jobs for the local area and takes the retailer’s store count to eight within County Meath, expanding the retailer’s workforce in the county to more than 170 employees.

With a sales floor area of 1,409 sqm, the store features a wide range of amenities for the local community including two Deposit Return Scheme machines, self-service checkouts, customer toilets and baby-changing facilities and OOH (out of home) parcel lockers. The new store features Lidl’s iconic in-store bakery and off licence and has a 119-space car park which includes EV charging points.

Brian Smyth, Regional Property Director at Lidl Ireland said: “We’re delighted to confirm the opening date for Lidl Dunboyne and welcome local shoppers to this exciting and modern new store to benefit from the market leading quality and value that Lidl offers more than 1.5 million weekly shoppers across the country.

"We are grateful to the local community and wider businesses in Dunboyne for their support in realising this project which represents a significant local investment of more than €12 million whilst also creating 30 new jobs for the local area.

"As we further embed Lidl within the community, we look forward to the wider investment which we can continue to bring to the area, building on our local supplier relationships and providing further support for students and girls and women in sport through our long-standing partnership with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, as well as delivering for carers through our charity partnership with Family Carers Ireland.”

Since opening its first store in County Meath in 2004, Lidl Ireland has grown its support for local suppliers and business partners in the county and, last year, procured more than €93 million worth of goods and services from 32 Meath businesses and have a longstanding and fruitful partnership with Meade Farm.

LGFA Meath Vice Captain Mary Kate Lynch said: “Through its longstanding partnership with the LGFA, Lidl has been hugely supportive of its communities and it’s great to see them further investing in County Meath and the Dunboyne area by bringing a state-of-the-art store and creating employment for local people. I’m honoured to be asked to cut the ribbon on the new store and I’m excited to get the chance to meet with Lidl shoppers and celebrate the opening with everyone.”

Lidl’s Dunboyne store will open daily: Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 10:00pm and Sunday 9:00am – 9:00pm