New build in Northern Ireland creates 750 jobs

Around 750 new jobs are to be created as a result of a new housing development in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Belfast Live reports the new roles will be created through real estate developer Braidwater’s construction of 400 new homes in Derry over the next three years.

The new units, which have a completion date of 2020, will support more than 750 direct and indirect jobs during the build phase, the news website adds.

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