More McDonald's restaurants will crack open their shutters again today in Dublin as 10 stores are back in action in the capital.
The fast-food franchise has confirmed that from 11am today, all Dublin drive-thrus will be open to the crazed public who have truly missed their Maccy D's looking by the massive queues for the ones that have previously reopened.
The 10 Golden Arches which will shine once again in a couple of hours are:
- Omni Park Shopping Centre, Santry, Dublin
- The Mill Shopping Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin
- Blanchardstown Shopping Centre Drive Thru, Co. Dublin
- Cranley Centre, Naas Road, Co. Dublin
- Lucan Drive Thru, Celbridge Road, Co. Dublin
- Liffey Valley Shopping Centre Drive Thru, Co. Dublin
- Gulliver’s Retail Park, Ballymun, Dublin
- Charlestown Shopping Centre Drive Thru, Dublin
- The Park, Carrickmines, Co. Dublin
- Citywest Shopping Centre Drive Thru, Co. Dublin
Large queues are expected once again but Gardai have warned that they will close Drive Thru lanes if these queues cause major disruption
There are now 20 McDonald's in total in Dublin that are back in action after closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The other Dublin McDonald's that were reopened earlier this week and at the end of May are:
- Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Rathfarnham
- Kylemore Road
- East Wall Road
- Artane Castle Shopping Centre
- Coolock Retail Park, Malahide Road
- Belgard Road, Tallaght
Donaghmede Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin
Balbriggan Drive Thru, Millfield Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin
Swords Drive Thru, Airside Retail Park, Co. Dublin
Dublin Airport Drive Thru, Corballis Road, Dublin
The 13 other drive-thrus in Ireland reopening today are:
- Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick
- Jetland Shopping Centre, Limerick
- Castletroy Shopping Centre, Castletroy, Co. Limerick
- Lower Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
- Creggan Roundabout, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Pearse Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Pullamore Business Park, Dublin Road, Co. Cavan
- N4 Retail and Business Park, Red Cow Roundabout, Co. Longford
- Limerick Road Drive Thru, Shannon, Co. Clare
- Gort Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
- Pettit’s Supermarket, Wexford Road, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Sligo Retail Park, Co. Sligo
- Drinagh Retail Park, Wexford, Co. Wexford
Spokesman for the fast-food giants, Simon Tiernan said: "With restaurant teams adjusting to new procedures to enable safe working and social distancing, things may take a little longer – and high demand is anticipated. The restaurants will be operating with reduced hours, between 11am and 10pm.
"McDonald’s and its franchisees are working closely with An Garda Síochána and may determine that it is necessary to close Drive Thru lanes if queues cause disruption at busier sites or put employees or customers at risk."
He added: "As employees and the business adapt to a new way of working, McDonald’s would like to thank customers for their continued support and patience.
"As of 4th June, over 1,000 McDonald’s restaurants will have opened in the UK and Ireland, either for Drive Thru or McDelivery."
Here is all the information you need to know if you're planning on heading to one of the above golden arches later:
- Spending will be capped at Drive Thrus at €30 per car
- Fewer people in the kitchen and service areas, serving a reduced menu over reduced hours
- The use of contactless thermometers, with temperatures checked on arrival at work
- Perspex screens in key locations in the kitchen and service areas;
- Protective equipment for our people including gloves for customer and courier facing positions and face masks, but not the type needed by healthcare professionals;
- And additional training on cleanliness practices, including increased frequency of handwashing and extra sanitising of touchpoints around the restaurant
