New Apache Pizza stores in Cork, Limerick, and Kerry as firm to open 12 new stores this year

Apache Pizza sold over 4m pizzas in 2025 and is celebrating 30 years in business

Apache Pizza team members Caitlin Walsh and Amey Vasu at as the company announced it is creating 120 new jobs with the opening of 12 new stores, and giving away free pizza slices from 4pm to 6pm on Tuesday at its 200 stores in Ireland as it celebrates 30 years in business. Picture: Julien Behal

Apache Pizza will open 12 new stores before the end of the year, creating 120 jobs, as it marks 30 years in business on Tuesday.

The company recently opened four new store, creating 40 jobs, and will open a further eight stores before the end of the year, creating a further 80 jobs.  

Apache Pizza sold over 4m pizzas in 2025 and is Ireland’s largest pizza chain, employing 2,500 people.  The Irish pizza chain opened its first store in Dublin on June 9, 1996 and is marking the occasion with a free pizza slices giveaway at all stores from 4pm to 6pm on Tuesday.

“We are thrilled to turn 30 today and to celebrate ‘Apache Day’ with the many thousands of customers who continue to make Apache Pizza such an incredible Irish success story,” said Derek Mulligan, CEO of Apache Pizza.