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CARRIG’S Costcutters, one of west Clare’s busiest stores is showing its support for the local community by sponsoring the Clondegad GAA club.
The club received a new kit bag and a number of Gaelic Gear footballs to help local children become the stars of the future.
Jim Barry, Managing Director of Costcutter said that he was delighted to support local initiatives like this.
“Costcutter has always been in- volved in local communities and this initiative is designed to help local clubs across the country to develop some of the stars of the future.”
Sean Carrig, of Carrig’s Costcutters said supporting the local community was something they had to do.
“This store and everyone who works here are part of this community. We
want to work with local clubs and groups to make our community bet- ter. Through our support of Carrig’s Costcutters we’re showing that we’re committed to Clondegad GAA and that we want support local children as they work hard on the pitch.”
The combined investment in 2008 by Costcutters and its retailers was over €25 million which included the revamp of 25 stores and the devel- opment of a number of Greenfield sites.
A total of 32 new stores joined the group by the end of 2008, bringing the total number of Costcutter stores in Ireland to over 135.
The target for 2009 is the opening of 22 new stores, leading to the crea- tion of 300 jobs.
The Barry Group of Mallow oper- ates the Costcutter Symbol Group in the Republic of Ireland.