Dromoland
Dromoland (Drom Ólainn):
Road: M18 at exit 12
Location: Latoon, Co. Clare
Other names: J12 Ennis
Date planned: 2014-2016
Operator: SuperStop, Supermac's
Grid reference: R 37769 71170
Two services have been planned at the Dromoland exit on the M18.
Supermac's Plaza
In 2014, the owners of the popular Barack Obama Plaza planned a site near Dromoland Castle, which would have been branded J12 Ennis. They were granted permission but following objections from Applegreen and a local filling station, it went to An Bord Pleanála, who raised environmental concerns.
SuperStop
Hoping to get a decent coverage of the Irish motorway network, Applegreen issued plans for services near Dromoland Castle in 2015, which would have been branded SuperStop.
It would have had a single, large amenity building with space for five outlets with parking areas all around it. It was rejected because there was a preference against private developments (with the roads authority preparing for plan Ennis nearby), problems with its road layout and design and an objection from Supermac's.