New Ikea store - cheaper to get to for Co Kildare shoppers

Swedish retail giant Ikea is opening another store in Dublin - but shoppers won't have to pay €6.20 in M50 tolls to get there and back.

The flatpack specialist has agreed a lease with property group Iput that will see it lease 15,000 sq ft premises at The Park in Carrickmines - off the M50 southbound.

The new store will be roughly the same distance away as the current outlet in Ballymun.

The proposed facility will be a scaled-down version of the existing one and will include Ikea's first order and collection point in Ireland, which will allow customers to collect orders made online.

Iput head of property management Niall Ringrose told the Irish Times that the deal would significantly enhance the "already high-quality" retail offering at The Park.

The planned store also includes a cafe.