Applegreen, the Irish petrol forecourt firm which made its stock market debut in June, plans to open a further 10 outlets across Ireland, the UK, and the US by the end of the year as it seeks to tap the strong economic recovery.

Applegreen, the Irish forecourt fuel supplier, plans to benefit from the “grim” reputation of motorway service stations in Britain as it announced a €70m placing of shares and detailed its expansion plans.

Applegreen is to create 360 new full-time jobs through the development of six service stations over the next two years.

Forecourt retailer Applegreen will today announce the creation of 360 jobs.

Retailers fighting tobacco and fuel smuggling are concerned that gangs here are setting up manufacturing plants to produce illicit cigarettes.

In early November 1915, on the weekend of the All-Ireland final, the Tralee Republican leader Austin Stack dispatched three men disguised as Kerry football supporters to Dublin.

Forging a Kingdom: The GAA in Kerry, 1884-1934

Consumers buying illegal cigarettes should receive on-the-spot fines, said a member of a body seeking a crack down on smuggled goods.

Ireland's first official motorway service area will open today at Lusk on the M1 Motorway in Co Dublin.

Around 300 new jobs are to be created with the expansion of a leading forecourt retailer, it was announced today.

KERRY’S dominance in Gaelic football over the past century is a testament to the county’s passion for the sport — a passion that was forged by the bitterness of the Civil War.

Con Brosnan, a Free State officer, managed to get safe passage guarantees for republican players like John Joe Sheehy and Joe Barrett to play games, and they used football to overcome some of the bitterness.