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Where to stop en route to Cork?

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  • 28-03-2013 9:28pm
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    The Wife
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    I hope this is in the correct place. I'm travelling to Cork from Dublin for the weekend. I'll have two toddlers with me. Just wondered where would be a good place to stop for food on the way that wouldn't take me too far off the motorway? Many thanks


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    Rightwing
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    portlaoise


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    corktina
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    Midway food court Port Laoise or McDonalds Cashel


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    Countdown1982
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    horse and jockey, food is nice there.


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    The Wife
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    Thank you for your replies. As a matter of interest, to get to Mc Donald's in Cashel which would be the best exit to take for it?


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    ResearchWill
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    The Wife wrote: »
    Thank you for your replies. As a matter of interest, to get to Mc Donald's in Cashel which would be the best exit to take for it?

    Junction 8 on the M8 can't miss it, you will see it from the motorway. Easy to get to and to get back on motorway.


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    The Wife
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    ResearchWill wrote: »
    Junction 8 on the M8 can't miss it, you will see it from the motorway. Easy to get to and to get back on motorway.

    Many thanks


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    Jamie2k9
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    If things were done "normally" in Ireland there would be services areas on the M8 at least 2 on the M8 once it leaves the M7 but hey in Ireland everything gets done backwards, hopefully in 10 years we may just have service areas. Although the M9 is much worse than the M8.


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    KCAccidental
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    If things were done "normally" in Ireland there would be services areas on the M8 at least 2 on the M8 once it leaves the M7 but hey in Ireland everything gets done backwards, hopefully in 10 years we may just have service areas. Although the M9 is much worse than the M8.


    There is a planning application being submitted for one outside Fermoy.


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    Jamie2k9
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    KCAccidental wrote: »
    There is a planning application being submitted for one outside Fermoy.

    My point is that all these planning applications for all motorways should of being completed and service areas opened when the motorways did not years after.


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    veetwin
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    I would also recommend horse and jockey. It's roughly half way and just a few hundred yards off the motorway. Good place for kids to run around for a while and the food is decent.

    Also fwiw hate those motorway service stations. Soulless places serving overpriced muck.


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    corktina
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    If things were done "normally" in Ireland there would be services areas on the M8 at least 2 on the M8 once it leaves the M7 but hey in Ireland everything gets done backwards, hopefully in 10 years we may just have service areas. Although the M9 is much worse than the M8.

    the one at j8 is services to all intents and purposes....fuel and food, what more do you need?

    How many would you expect a short motorway like the M8 to support?


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    murphym7
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    KCAccidental wrote: »
    There is a planning application being submitted for one outside Fermoy.

    Anyone else think that this is a bit useless. If you have left Cork you are not in any immediate need for services, and if you were coming from Dublin, you are so close to the finish line (if Cork is the end of your journey) that you probably wont waste 30 minutes of a stop, when you are only 30 minutes from the end. Better to have one mid way up the road.


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    corktina
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    not all of us only travel to the City...it's many many miles from West Cork to Fermoy and ideal fro a stop. Lots of us in Cork and Kerry are very poorly served by the motorway system, I myself (in North Cork) am nearly an hour from the M8 or M7


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    KCAccidental
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    murphym7 wrote: »
    Anyone else think that this is a bit useless. If you have left Cork you are not in any immediate need for services, and if you were coming from Dublin, you are so close to the finish line (if Cork is the end of your journey) that you probably wont waste 30 minutes of a stop, when you are only 30 minutes from the end. Better to have one mid way up the road.


    a lot of trucks using M8 will originate outside the city in East or West Cork, often an hour or two hours from the start of the motorway in dunkettle so that location would suit them.


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