{
  "id": 167214,
  "title": "Applegreen to create 150 jobs in Naas with new forecourt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/applegreen-to-create-150-jobs-in-naas-with-new-forecourt",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T08:23:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0805/1586543-applegreen-to-create-150-naas-jobs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Applegreen, a fuel and forecourt retailer, plans to create 150 jobs in Naas, Co Kildare, with the opening of a new €15m roadside service area and electric vehicle hub. The facility, located near the Naas Ball at Junction 9 on the M7, will include eight Applegreen Fast Charge ultra-fast EV chargers, a truck stop for HGV fuelling, a carwash, and food outlets such as Popeyes, Taco Bell, M&S Food, and Crafted Kitchen & Deli. Seamus Stapleton, Managing Director of Applegreen's Republic of Ireland business, stated that the new site reflects the company's ambition to raise the bar for roadside hospitality in Ireland and that the recruitment process for the new jobs is already underway.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}