Dromoland Castle Hotel seeks to block Applegreen service stop

The Dromoland Castle Hotel is seeking to block renewed plans by forecourt operator Applegreen to extend its network of motorway service areas into Co Clare.

Last month, Applegreen lodged plans to construct a motorway service stop on the Limerick-Ennis motorway in close proximity to the five-star hotel.

The site is only 6km from a site on which fast food retailer Supermacs recently secured planning for a service stop near Ennis.