Athlone services
(Ionad Seirbhíse Baile Átha Luain)
M6 between exits 7 and 8
Signposted from the road.
N37 N2T0
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After more delays, another official service area has finally opened, this time serving the road to Galway.
Facilities
Catering: McDonald's, Offbeat Donuts, Petite Camile, Krispy Kreme, K-Freeze, Simply Great Coffee Shops: Circle K Amenities: Children's Play Area, Fáilte Ireland Tourist Information Display, Repak Reverse Vending Machine, Showers Outdoor Space: Small grass areas around site; Children's Play Area, Picnic Area Charging Points: ESB ecars 50kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 43kW Type 2; IONITY 350kW CCS Forecourt: Circle K
Parking Prices
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Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Fossagh
Mount Temple
Moate
Co. Westmeath
Eircode: N37 N2T0
- 🌍 Official Circle K website
- 📞 Telephone number: 090 646 6227
- 📌 what3words: ///rugs.segregate.begged
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Trivia and History
The junction was built but not used for several years.
As part of Ireland's new-found desire for new motorway service areas in 2007, a site was planned at Athlone. A new junction was built to accommodate it in 2015 but the exit was left fenced off.
Topaz won the contract to operate it as their offer scored 7% better than SuperStop's (Applegreen). SuperStop argued that this fell down to a difference in how the footpaths should be surfaced which hadn't been accounted for, and their objection prevented work from progressing any further.
After eventually clearing all the legal hurdles, it was set to open in June 2019, but this was pushed to September. It officially opened on 13 September 2019, with a ceremony attended by sportswoman Gráinne Walsh. The amenity building has three entrances, serving the forecourt, car park and picnic area; it is effectively a carbon copy of Gorey.
Circle K's Cantina was one of the first to be changed to Petite Camile. Petite Camile is a partnership between Camile Thai and Circle K, which they intend to roll out to more sites. Offbeat Donuts opened on 29 March 2025, replacing the unbranded coffee shop.
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