Green light for third McDonald's restaurant in Waterford city
McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Ltd applied to Waterford City and County Council on December 23 last year for permission to build a single storey drive-thru restaurant on lands at Waterford Retail Park, Outer Ring Road, Cork Road, Butlerstown, Co Waterford.
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