Choice Hotels Ireland has announced plans to open five new Comfort Inns around the country and create 240 jobs.
Representing an investment of €115 million, the new Comfort Inns will be built in Cork (125 rooms), Dublin's Smithfield area (93 rooms), Kingswood in Dublin City West (120 rooms), Limerick (114 rooms) and Portlaoise (90 rooms).
The new developments now bring the number of rooms available in Comfort Inn Hotels nationwide to 700, with 4,000 rooms available between the Clarion, Quality and Comfort Inn brands.