Famous American fast food restaurant to open its doors in Laois this week
Popeyes will open in Portlaoise this Friday, June 26
The famous American fast food restaurant, Popeyes, will open its doors in Portlaoise this Friday, June 26.
Earlier this month, Popeyes opened their first Irish restaurant in Blanchardstown which attracted huge crowds on its opening day, with people queuing for hours.
The second restaurant will be located in Applegreen’s Midway service station at Junction 17 on the M7.
The famous chicken shop will create 40 new jobs in Portlaoise. It will be open seven days a week from 10am until 11pm.
Queuing will officially begin at 10am on Friday morning, with lots of giveaways for the first rounds of customers.
The first 50 customers will get free Popeyes merchandise and the first 100 customers will get a free chicken sandwich. The first three customers will even get free chicken sandwiches for a year.
The Midway opening follows Applegreen’s recent announcement that it intends to create 450 new jobs over the next four years as it rolls out Popeyes restaurants in a €6 million expansion programme.
“We’re delighted to be bringing Popeyes to our customers at Midway in Portlaoise, and we look forward to welcoming customers from this Friday,” said Seamus Stapleton, Managing Director of Applegreen’s Republic of Ireland business.
“We’re continuing to grow and expand the Applegreen business in Ireland, and our new partnership with Popeyes means we can offer another high-quality restaurant brand to customers on the move.”
Popeyes UK and Ireland Chief Development Officer, Tom Byng, said the company was excited to see Applegreen open its first Popeyes outlet later this week.
“The opening of our new Midway restaurant marks the start of our new partnership with Applegreen, and we look forward to working closely with them to deliver new restaurants in roadside locations across the Republic of Ireland,” Mr Byng added.
Popeyes plans to open an additional site in Ireland in the coming months at Liffey Valley.