Another eight McDonald's restaurants have reopened today for drive thru, with new measures in place to keep employees and customers safe.
The eight drive thru restaurants are as follows:
· Donaghmede Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin
· Drogheda, The Waterfront, Co. Louth
· Dundalk Drive Thru, Dundalk Shopping Centre, Co. Louth
· Swords Drive Thru, Airside Retail Park, Co. Dublin
· Balbriggan Drive Thru, Millfield Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin
· Kilkenny Drive Thru, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
· Dublin Airport Drive Thru, Corballis Road, Dublin
· Carlow Drive Thru, Rathcrogue, Carlow
The restaurants will be operating with reduced hours, between 11am and 10pm.
A €30 spend will be required per order and customers are being encouraged to pay by contactless payment methods.
McDonald's has said it is working closely with An Garda Síochána and may have to close drive thru lanes if queues cause disruption at busier sites or put employees or customers at risk.
A number of measures have been put in place to protect employees and customers.
These include in installation of perspex screens at drive thru windows and the wearing of protective equipment by employees.
McDonald’s has said that all employees will be asked to confirm they are fit and able to work and contactless thermometers will be used to take employee temperatures on arrival at work for every shift.
