Popeyes to open flagship restaurant in Dublin city next month

It will be the chain's first restaurant in the city centre.

The capital's first Popeyes location will open on Westmoreland Street on December 4.

The flagship opening is set to create more than 80 new jobs and will feature seats for 122 diners, self-service kiosks, and collection points for orders made online.

It comes following the nationwide growth of the chain after opening its first restaurant in the Republic of Ireland at Blanchardstown Centre in June, two years after it opened in Belfast.

Hundreds of people queued on opening day to try the chain's signature New Orleans-style menu, which has now expanded throughout Ireland with restaurants in Laois, Liffey Valley, Dundrum and Naas.

To celebrate the new opening, there will be huge giveaways, with the first 6 people through the doors winning free chicken sandwiches for life (T&Cs apply), the first 50 given exclusive free merch and the first 100 people through the doors will get their hands on a free chicken sandwich.

Tom Crowley, CEO of Popeyes UK and Ireland, called the restaurant 'a special building', and added that they are excited to be opened 'just in time for Christmas'.

"It’s a huge milestone for Popeyes and we are celebrating the opening in style, with mega giveaways and a party. We’re really looking forward to it," he said.