Four new Taco Bell restaurants to open in Ireland before end of the year

Four new Taco Bell restaurants will open in Ireland before the end of the year, as the fast food chain continues its rollout with services partner Applegreen. The latest opening is on Tuesday in Swords.

Four new Taco Bell restaurants will open in Ireland before the end of the year, as the fast food chain continues its rollout with services partner Applegreen.

The new additions mean that by the end of 2026, Applegreen will have eight Taco Bell outlets in the Republic of Ireland and one in Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, Applegreen will open in Swords in Dublin with further outlets coming to Inchicore, Tuam Road in Galway, and Paulstown in Co Kilkenny before the New Year.

Applegreen opened Ireland’s first Taco Bell in September 2025 at the €15m motorway services area at Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, followed by Lusk North in Co Dublin a month later. In December 2025, Cork's first Taco Bell opened at the revamped Applegreen service outlet in Ballincollig, which also included an in-store Marks & Spencer.

“Taco Bell has been hugely popular with our customers since we launched the brand in Ireland just over a year ago,” said Applegreen Republic of Ireland managing director Seamus Stapleton.  “We are continuing to grow Taco Bell in Ireland, and we are confident that these four new restaurants will offer our customers a wide range of exciting new tastes and menu options. 

"Our partnership with Taco Bell is performing very well, and we will also be adding further new locations next year.” 

Taco Bell is headquartered in California and operates 8,700 restaurants worldwide, with over 1,000 restaurants across 31 countries outside of the United States.

Taco Bell UK and Ireland marketing director Lucy Dee, Marketing Director Taco Bell UK and Ireland, said: "Over the past 14 months, Irish consumers have embraced our Mexican-inspired range, demonstrating strong demand for the brand. We look forward to building on this momentum and reaching even more consumers, as Applegreen continues to expand Taco Bell’s footprint across the market.”