Posted on 09/16/2025 6:05:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The country’s first Taco Bell restaurant will open today as part of a €15m investment by Applegreen in a new motorway service station off Junction 6 on the M3 in Dunshaughlin, County Meath.
Known for its Mexican-inspired food, Taco Bell has over 8,700 restaurants across the world. The chain primarily sells fast food such as tacos, burritos, quesadillas and nachos.
The opening comes after Applegreen signed a new partnership with the US-based fast-food company. […]
In addition, there will be a convenience store, a service station forecourt, and an initial eight EV charging ports. …
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You can bet Rosie has been camping out waiting for the grand opening for the past two weeks.
“Gimme a burrito and a pint O’ Harp - ummm, hold the burrito”...
“Este carne es de rata.”
“Not bad! Matter of fact, this is the best burger I’ve had in years.”
Went back in 1997 when Ireland was known as “The Celtic Tiger”. There was a super expansion of growth - suddenly Bed & Breakfasts (not always “charming”) and “Heritage Centers” were on every corner. It didn’t resemble the 1980 Ireland I remembered. Ireland had cheapened - everybody was trying to make a buck, no matter how cheesy their B&B or heritage center was.
I can’t imagine what Ireland is like today. I’m afraid to find out.
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SO true. Really sad…
I haven’t been back in over twenty years. I sometimes look at dashcam videos of people driving around Dublin; I found a few things disturbing, such as rainbow flags atop the General Post Office on O’Connell Street and rainbow crosswalks at the corner of Dame and South Great George’s Streets, the increase in visibility of hijabs, and the like.
That’s a good way to “visit” modern-day Dublin. Sounds awfully depressing though…
Well, Dunshaughlin is about 20 miles northwest of Dublin’s city center, so it may still retain some of the older Irish character.
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