Ten new jobs as Connolly Motor Group expands

TEN new full-time jobs are to be created in Sligo by Connolly Motor Group, which has just been appointed as main dealers for SEAT in Sligo.

Connolly’s SEAT will open in Collooney in October and will see Connolly Motor Group – run by Mayo brothers Kevin and Niall - make a significant investment in a building that has remained vacant since the recession.

The new jobs will increase the number of full-time employees at the group to 230 and the company will begin recruitment immediately.

Once Connolly’s SEAT is opened, the group will employ 93 people in Sligo.

The deal sees the motor group – which is one of the biggest in the country - expand its representation with Volkswagen Group brands.

It already runs hugely-successful Volkswagen dealerships in Ballina and Sligo as well as Audi dealerships in Galway, Ballina and Sligo.

The new SEAT dealership will be located in a prime location on the approach to Sligo town.

Said Neil Connolly, Connolly Motor Group director: “We are particularly pleased to be growing our representation with the Volkswagen Group brands and are delighted to be investing in the SEAT brand and bringing this great name back to the Sligo region. Being part of a group provides us with the additional benefit and financial stability that comes with having multiple dealerships.

“We are proud to be a family-owned group, and the foundations of our success are the people who work with us, the manufacturers we represent and, of course, our valuable customers who are at the heart of everything we do.

“My brother Kevin and I are extremely proud to be bringing more jobs to Sligo and delighted that we can breathe new life into a building that has been lying vacant in Collooney.”