200 new jobs have been announced in Monaghan.

They're being created at Combilift, a forklift and heavy load carrier, over the next five years.

Most of the positions will be for skilled technicians and design engineers.

The company is investing 40 million euro in a new state of the art facility.

An additional 200 jobs will be created during the construction work.

Combilift currently employs over 300 people at its current facilities in Monaghan town and Clontibret.