We need your help now
Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.
You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.
If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
By continuing, you are indicating that you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
US FAST FOOD chain Wendy’s is set to open in Ireland in the coming years, with the creation of 300 jobs.
Fuel company Corrib Oil – which also manages petrol stations and forecourts – announced a partnership with the American fast food giant. A total of 10 Wendy’s restaurants are set to open across the country between 2025 and 2027.
The restaurants will be both stand alone operations as well as located at Corrib-run service stations. According to Corrib, the move will see the creation of 300 jobs in Ireland.
Founded in 1969, Wendy’s is a fast-food restaurant primarily based in the United States. Its menu includes chicken nuggets, hamburgers, wraps, chips and other fast food staples.
Since it was founded, it was grown to over 7,200 restaurants, with 1,200 of these located outside the US. The company’s profits have risen in recent years, with the chain posting over a billion dollars in profits annually.
The company came under fire earlier this year, when it hinted that it may introduce dynamic pricing at some of this restaurants, charging more for its products at peak times. However, following the backlash Wendy’s said it was never its intention to introduce that pricing.
The locations of the new restaurants will be announced next year.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Great to see more investment & new restaurants opening in Ireland despite so much negativity from indigenous restaurants whinging they didn’t get a 4.5% VAT boost/ subsidy from tax payer in budget
@Frank Mc Carthy: many houses and successful businesses will thrive once people have Wendy’s in their bellies!
@Frank Mc Carthy: out with the locals and in with the franchise, classic ireland.
@Thesaltyurchin: cream always rises to the top….. ‘if you can’t compete/ DON’T play”
@Frank Mc Carthy: the Early bird catches the worm!!
@Frank Mc Carthy: yes Wendy’s cheap sustenance is exactly what uneducated obese Irish people need right now.
@Leinsterprincess: yes, Incels like Buster will lap it up
@Frank Mc Carthy: pity it’s crap fast food
@Thesaltyurchin: Have restaurants run by Irish people been ordered to close? You seem to think so. Supermacs will be a massive loss. When are the chippers closing? My local chipper is run by an Italian family. Can it remain open as they are not Irish or does it gave to be a franchise?
@Sun Rise: Supermacs just reported massive profits, there ‘plaza’ project is crushing rn?
Pure dirt
@Shimo F: sure sign Ireland is floating in money if more US junk food incoming for profits
The square burgers were a game changer. Ireland is in for a treat with the best burgers in the world!! Yes sir
@Buster Lawless: a blueberry waffle breakfast is a great ‘leg up’ at start of the day
@Kevvy kerrr: I cannot wait for these as well. Also the vanilla malt. A great announcement
@Buster Lawless: Complete trash like any other fast-food, you must be a little obese to enjoy it so much.
@Alex: ???? Mmm ..so anyone that perhaps a glass or two of merlot at the end of a tough week is automatically a raving alcoholic???
@Alex: lots of protein in them sqaue burgers, more than a round one. A great nutritional value.
@Buster Lawless: how does the shape of a burger affect the nutritional value and flavour of it?
@Dermot Blaine: the overall size is bigger, therefore do the maths my friend. A very easy one for you I hope.
@Buster Lawless: except you said there is more in it because it’s square. Several times.
@Buster Lawless: the only difference is the shape not the weight.
@Noel Byrne: no .5lb heavier for the monster version. Quick math people.
@Buster Lawless: will pay for this
Great, more diabetes
@bruce banner: Great, more choice AND competition!!! what happened to personal responsibility??
@Frank Mc Carthy: it’s really great until we have to ‘scoop’ up the bill on the other end.
@bruce banner: dead right. Everything that comes from that country is toxic.
@Frank Mc Carthy: there’s nothing to be proud of having a diabetes competitive choice, we don’t need it. Iceland got away with McDonalds and they’re just fine. Having more crap to choose doesn’t make your life better.
@J Ven: I thought we’re trying to make it worse tho?
what about all the restaurants across ireland that are closing?
@well done to all the rescue teams: what about them?? If some mug wants to pay €30-€40 for a steak that costs €5 in a butchers then more fool them
@Lance Taylor: exactly and then theres the cost of drinks. Soft drinks are as expensive as alcohol as they so small.
@well done to all the rescue teams: We hate our SMEs… “go work for a multinational” we say!!
@Karen Marten: Stop being poor../
@Alex: stop being a T€€T
@Lance Taylor: ha ha
@Alex: how old are you.does your mammy know.your online again
@Lance Taylor: Where are you paying €30-€40 for a €5 steak? Answer……. nowhere. (But you still have to factor in heating, lighting, fuel, staff wages, cleaning, etc. Not to mention the other items served with the steak.)
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: from your other comments on other articles, you’re not a very bright and clever troll so I’ll pass responding to you
Wendy’s are a horrible company with a record of worker exploitation, animal exploitation, and recently announced plans to trial dynamic pricing in their so called restaurants
@Dermot Blaine: maybe try the square burgers before moaning so much? Just a thought to brighten your day sir.
@Buster Lawless: I prefer real food, thanks all the same.
@Dermot Blaine: I’ve eaten in dozens of WENDY’S— never saw anyone with a gun outside forcing hungry customers in the doors, lol.
@Frank Mc Carthy: where did I even vaguely suggest that happens?
@Frank Mc Carthy: No wonder you are close to 200kg.
@Alex: haha, yep, had to get my own eircode, lol
@Dermot Blaine: Simple solution for you, don’t eat or work there. Problem solved.
@Ger Whelan: I won’t be doing either, but that doesn’t change the facts about Wendy’s being a horrible company, does it?
@Dermot Blaine: fantastic company
@Dermot Blaine: Should fit in well here so, the worse you treat workers here, the better the company is treated.
@Brian D’Arcy: for example?
@Dermot Blaine: maybe if you tried working you might enjoy it instead of begrudging every company.
@Buster Lawless: I worked all my life, never once unemployed. Now I’m retired, enjoying the benefits of working hard all my life and finally getting around to writing my book and having the craic with my brilliant grandkids.
What do you do again, apart from trolling on here all day every day?
Another great boost for mankind with regard to human nutrition!?
@Charlie Arum: well, according to Buster and his many accounts, square burgers have more protein than round ones. So there is that!
@Dermot Blaine: ah a troll seeking attention. I see your game.
Do we really need more fast food restaurants? Pure poison that fast food is,
I welcome this development
They were here previously,there was one in dun laoghaire late 80s early 90s if memory serves me right.
@Deano74: and one in Cork near the grand parade if my memory is correct ?
@Liam O Dubhghaill: that was Mandy’s NOT Wendys
This will annoy all the right people lol
Where’s all the anti immigration troup? Surely they are up in arms about this.
@Thesaltyurchin: exactly. They are happy to be replaced by another culture once it’s white.
@James MC: White cultures are the best, in fairness.
@FlipBip: very loose with the word culture
@FlipBip: white culture is responsible for the so called “replacement of the white race”. Neo liberalism: white. Cultural Marxism: white. I could go on. Obesity and childhood obesity is another “white” offering that Wendy’s will add to.
Bring over A&W, Carl’s Jr and White Castle.
@Kieran Menon: another paddy cuckled by US cultural imperialism.
@Kieran Menon: white castle is pure muck. We don’t need anymore fast food places, when have the country is on ozempec.
A country with that many fat people and fast food is surely not good. Why Irish people are that fat?
@Alex:
You do realise that diet is only one reason for people being overweight ? There are many other reasons too. Educate yourself.
@Regular John: Look at programmes such as ‘Reeling in the Years’, but ignore JFK or whatever the segment is about. Look at the crowds, the people in the background. Then ask the same question. Why are so many Irish people grossly overweight when compared with 30, 40 or 50 years ago?
@Regular John: where did the poster say that diet is the only reason? This article is about a fast food restaurant coming to Ireland, so his point is valid, no? Oh, and no need to be so rude when making your point, particularly when it doesn’t make much sense
@Regular John: what are the other reasons exercise? Impossible to run off 7000 calories a day
@Regular John: Cr@p food is the biggest culprit – nutrition-free, loads of sugars, trans fats, and chemical additives
@Alex: Carbs
It was here in the 80′s I remember the square burgers
@Kim O Toole: You know Kim, I was thinking the same thing …….. if memory serves me right ( it doesn’t accordingly to Mrs Mc Carthy)….. wasn’t there one just outside limerick on the way to Shannon/ Clare??
@Frank Mc Carthy: that’s funny Frank..I would have thought you spent most of your life in America…another thing you bullsh@t about then.
@Clare Power: this’ll sound weird or zany…. ever wonder how I flew over & back??? Big airport out in Shannon, co. Clare maybe????
Hope that there is room on the high street, between all the charity shops and bookies.
Peter pans favourite place to eat out
The Trump administration is about to go to war with the food industry poisoning them, so we invite them here, if you eat that muck you are to be pitied
I can’t wait for Wendy’s to open. Whenever I’m over in America visiting family in Boston, I always make sure to pick up a Wendy’s because they’ve got the best burger in American fast food. Their coffee is also very impressive and enjoyable, which something that you wouldn’t expect from a fast food restaurant. It’s about time we got some more variety over here. Hopefully Shake Shack follows suit soon.
Superb news for the US and Ireland. A very intelligent move by Wendy’s and Corrib Oil.
Good news for doctors
Please bring Carls Jr
@You’re Not Serious: double western bacon cheeseburger anyone?
@You’re Not Serious: Carl’s Jr is also very solid. I would 100% love to see one of their stores over here.
Is there no business minded chef in Ireland who can come up with an affordable quality healthier alternative to all the fastfood chains? Sure, they are handy on occasion, but do we need any more MSG food devour and regret places? Healthy food needs to become cheaper.
Irish quality food such as Angus beef is exported yet costs less in restaurants abroad (and I don’t mean cheap holiday destinations) than it costs here.
Lol. Reminds me of the first super size me film and his rating of their sandwich. Whichever one, basically as dry as Ghandis sandal.
United States of ireland …every city in the world will be replicas.. soon there will be nothing to see in other cities .. same restaurants same coffee shops ,, same gyms ,, same bars like Wetherspoon ..
have your say