300 new jobs have been announced for Adare Manor Hotel and golf resort Limerick. The jobs will be created before the end of 2017 , with recruitment for positions in management,catering ,hotel and spa staff to begin in the coming months .

Adare Manor was bought by Limerick billionaire JP McManus two years ago for a reported 30 million .

Construction work and a major refurbishment of the manor has been under way for the past year .

Adare Manor CEO Colm Hannon said that a huge amount of care and attention has been taken to ensure that the renovations honor the buildings architectural heritage .

Todays jobs announcement will bring the total employed at the resort to over 350.