Hundreds of new jobs around the country announced

Over 300  jobs have been announced at three separate companies around Ireland.

Technology and telecoms retailer Dixons Carphone is adding 220 jobs across its stores in the run-up to Christmas.

The new part-time jobs will be based across its 125 stores - including Carphone Warehouse and Curry's PC World.

The roles include retail staff, sales and customer support , along with a number of commercial positions at its head office.

Recruitment has begun and the company hope to have all positions filled within the next month.

Under the Dixons Carphone Group, there are 98 Carphone Warehouse stores and 27 Currys PC World stores across the country.

Announcing the new positions Mark Slater, managing-director of Dixons Carphone, said that the company is looking for talented, energetic and tech-savvy people to work across all parts of the business.