24hour petrol stations/supermarkets etc.

CramCycle

I am planning to set up a route for a cycle around my home area of Longford, Cavan, Leitrim, Roscommon and Monaghan. While I have covered large chunks of the route it has occurred to me that unless you have ridden a route before or unless someone has actually told you, it can be awkward enough to locate shops, food and supply shops through the night, in fact near impossible for large chunks of Ireland. I have lists of ATMs for proof of passage but it would be nice to have the option to stop somewhere for a few minutes. If anyone in the area could help me with finding or compiling a list of 24 hour shops etc. Probably best if we could eventually expand this thread to cover all the counties for people who are considering long distance riding that will encompass night time riding.

Cheers

Lumen

http://www.compareireland.ie/open_24_hours-Petrol_Stations.html

rottenhat

and here's the equivalent for supermarkets...what a great website.

http://www.compareireland.ie/open_24_hours-Supermarkets.html

although experience on the Fleche suggests that a Tesco at 5am is not the pleasure palace that one might hope.

sdanseo

Lumen wrote: »

http://www.compareireland.ie/open_24_hours-Petrol_Stations.html

Handy, but bear in mid it still has Shell and Statoil logos so is probably a little out of date.

Lumen

sdonn wrote: »

Handy, but bear in mid it still has Shell and Statoil logos so is probably a little out of date. I see all the phone numbers are listed, so I'll ring them all up and check!

Well volunteered!

sdanseo

Bahaha the chances.

CramCycle

Hmmm, if these websites are correct, then I could be in a spot of bother, the last time I went around some of the sections there were such things as 24 hour Tescos and petrol stations but I'll figure out a way around it

rottenhat

Is this for a permanent? I think it's okay just to tell people that if they insist on doing it in the middle of the night, there won't be too many options for a cup of tea.

emtroche

This is a good site which i reckon is fairly up to date http://www.pumps.ie/