Over 225 construction jobs are set for Carlow as part of a €70M development of the new Carlow Central Shopping Centre in the town.
The project is going to be anchored by retail giant, Pennys, who already have a store in the town.
The site of the new development incorporates the current Penneys store along with additional adjoining land on a 6 1/2 acre site.
The project is expected to be completed by Christmas 2018.
It's also believed a further 800 full and part-time jobs will come on stream once it opens for business towards the end of next year.
The current Pennys will be incorporated into of a new and much larger store extending to 51,000 sq ft of retail space over two levels.
Lexeme Properties who are behind the development have said that they are also at the very advanced stage with a number of other national and international retailers with a view to securing them as tenants.
