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'''Barack Obama Plaza''' is a [[motorway service area]] on the [[R445 road (Ireland)|R445 road]] at Junction 23, just off the [[M7 motorway (Ireland)|M7 motorway]] in [[County Tipperary]], Ireland. It is beside the village of [[Moneygall]], which is just across the county border in [[County Offaly]]. The plaza was opened in 2014 and is accessed using the Junction 23 slip roads.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/obama-plaza-moneygall-supermacs-770654-Jan2013/|title=Moneygall to get a 'Barack Obama Plaza', creating 60 new jobs|last=O'Connell|first=Hugh|date=26 January 2013|work=TheJournal.ie|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.offalyindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/25/4014108-barack-obama-plaza-creates-60-new-jobs-for-moneygall/|title=Offaly Independent - Barack Obama Plaza creates 60 new jobs for Moneygall|date=25 January 2013|work=Offaly Independent|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://supermacs.ie/barack-obama-plaza-creates-60-new-jobs-for-moneygall/|title=Barack Obama Plaza in Moneygall to create 60 new jobs|date=7 March 2014|work=Supermac's|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is named after |
'''Barack Obama Plaza''' is a [[motorway service area]] on the [[R445 road (Ireland)|R445 road]] at Junction 23, just off the [[M7 motorway (Ireland)|M7 motorway]] in [[County Tipperary]], Ireland. It is beside the village of [[Moneygall]], which is just across the county border in [[County Offaly]]. The plaza was opened in 2014 and is accessed using the Junction 23 slip roads.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/obama-plaza-moneygall-supermacs-770654-Jan2013/|title=Moneygall to get a 'Barack Obama Plaza', creating 60 new jobs|last=O'Connell|first=Hugh|date=26 January 2013|work=TheJournal.ie|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.offalyindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/01/25/4014108-barack-obama-plaza-creates-60-new-jobs-for-moneygall/|title=Offaly Independent - Barack Obama Plaza creates 60 new jobs for Moneygall|date=25 January 2013|work=Offaly Independent|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://supermacs.ie/barack-obama-plaza-creates-60-new-jobs-for-moneygall/|title=Barack Obama Plaza in Moneygall to create 60 new jobs|date=7 March 2014|work=Supermac's|access-date=26 June 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is named after former United States President and descendant of Irish immigrants [[Barack Obama]]. |
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* {{cite web |last1=Loftus |first1=Valerie |title=10 reasons why Barack Obama Plaza is the best place on earth |url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/barack-obama-plaza-moneygall-3173044-Jan2017/ |website=The Daily Edge |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en}} |
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* {{cite web |title=Barack Obama Plaza |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/barack-obama-plaza |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en}} |
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* {{cite web |last1=Team |first1=TheJournal.ie |title=Barack Obama Plaza: Business is booming - but US tourists don't quite know what to make of it |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/barack-obama-plaza-moneygall-2-3185214-Jan2017/ |website=TheJournal.ie |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en}} |
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* {{cite web |title=Barack Obama Plaza? The Curious Tale of How an Irish Rest Stop Was Named After a US President - Irish Fireside Travel and Culture |url=http://irishfireside.com/2014/06/09/curious-tale-irish-rest-stop-named-us-president/ |website=Irish Fireside Travel and Culture |access-date=8 July 2018 |date=9 June 2014}} |
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* [https://motorwayservices.ie/Services_Search?reply=yes&country=IE&road=M7&brands=Supermac%27s Find Motorway Services] Motorway Services Online. Retrieved: 2019-10-03.</ref> |
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The Plaza cost €7 million to construct and opened on 30 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rush to finish 'Barack Obama Plaza' in €7 million rest stop development - Independent.ie |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rush-to-finish-barack-obama-plaza-in-7-million-rest-stop-development-30312324.html |website=Independent.ie |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> An Obama museum–visitor centre opened on the following 4 July.<ref>[https://www.irishcentral.com/news/obama-plaza-opens-in-ancestral-home-of-moneygall-offaly-video Obama Plaza opens in ancestral home of Moneygall, Offaly] Irish Central, 2014-07-11.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Obamaplaza/status/485061272204226560 Aaaaannd we're open!!] Obama Plaza on Twitter, 2014-07-04.</ref> The Plaza is owned and operated by [[Pat McDonagh (businessman)|Pat McDonagh]] and his wife Una McDonagh.{{fact|date=September 2021}} |
The Plaza cost €7 million to construct and opened on 30 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rush to finish 'Barack Obama Plaza' in €7 million rest stop development - Independent.ie |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rush-to-finish-barack-obama-plaza-in-7-million-rest-stop-development-30312324.html |website=Independent.ie |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> An Obama museum–visitor centre opened on the following 4 July.<ref>[https://www.irishcentral.com/news/obama-plaza-opens-in-ancestral-home-of-moneygall-offaly-video Obama Plaza opens in ancestral home of Moneygall, Offaly] Irish Central, 2014-07-11.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Obamaplaza/status/485061272204226560 Aaaaannd we're open!!] Obama Plaza on Twitter, 2014-07-04.</ref> The Plaza is owned and operated by [[Pat McDonagh (businessman)|Pat McDonagh]] and his wife Una McDonagh.{{fact|date=September 2021}} |
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| Barack Obama Plaza | |
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 View of the services from the Junction 23 slip road | |
  Barack Obama Plaza Location within Ireland | |
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| County | Tipperary, on the County Offaly border |
| Road | R445 road at Exit 23 off the M7 motorway |
| Coordinates: | 52°53′06″N 7°56′42″W / 52.884894°N 7.945059°W |
| Facilities | Petrol, shop, meals, fast food, sandwiches, coffee, toilets, visitor centre, meeting rooms, and wifi. |
| Operator | Pat and Una McDonagh |
| Date opened | 30 May 2014 |
| Website | http://www.barackobamaplaza.ie |
Barack Obama Plaza is a motorway service area on the R445 road at Junction 23, just off the M7 motorway in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is beside the village of Moneygall, which is just across the county border in County Offaly. The plaza was opened in 2014 and is accessed using the Junction 23 slip roads.[1][2][3] It is named after former United States President and descendant of Irish immigrants Barack Obama.
The Plaza cost €7 million to construct and opened on 30 May 2014.[4] An Obama museum–visitor centre opened on the following 4 July.[5][6] The Plaza is owned and operated by Pat McDonagh and his wife Una McDonagh.[citation needed]
Facilities
The service station operating under the Circle K brand has 26 petrol pumps across two forecourts offering unleaded petrol, diesel, MGO (marine gas oil), Adblue (diesel exhaust fluid) and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), as well as a fast-charge ESB electric car charge point.[citation needed]
In addition to fuel supplies there is a variety of food outlets including Supermac's, Papa John's Pizza, Mac's Place Bakery and Carvery, Bewleys coffee and a Spar shop. The Plaza also includes a visitor centre that provides information on Obama's family connections to Moneygall where his great-great-great-grandfather lived,[7] as well as five meeting rooms and a large function room.
A bus service, No. 854 between Roscrea and Nenagh, calls at Barack Obama Plaza seven days a week. The service connects with the local communities of Toomevara, Cloughjordan and Shinrone.[8][9] [10]
Art
A bronze bust of Barack Obama by Mark Rhodes, and commissioned by Plaza owner, Pat McDonagh, was unveiled inside the Plaza by the US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O'Malley, on 22 September 2016.[11] On 20 August 2018, life-sized bronze sculptures of Barack and Michelle Obama, also by Mark Rhodes, were unveiled outside the Plaza by Cody Keenan, a former Obama speechwriter.[12]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barack Obama Plaza.
- ^ O'Connell, Hugh (26 January 2013). "Moneygall to get a 'Barack Obama Plaza', creating 60 new jobs". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Offaly Independent - Barack Obama Plaza creates 60 new jobs for Moneygall". Offaly Independent. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Barack Obama Plaza in Moneygall to create 60 new jobs". Supermac's. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Rush to finish 'Barack Obama Plaza' in €7 million rest stop development - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Obama Plaza opens in ancestral home of Moneygall, Offaly Irish Central, 2014-07-11.
- ^ Aaaaannd we're open!! Obama Plaza on Twitter, 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Unexpected things named after Obama". The BBC. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ New daily services from Local Link The Nenagh Guardian, 2019-09-19.
- ^ Local Link Tipperary announces 2 New Daily Bus Services Local Link Tipperary, 2019-09-17.
- ^ Route 854 Roscrea to Nenagh Timetable Local Link Tipperary, 2019-09-17.
- ^ Statue of Barack Obama unveiled in Offaly hometown Irish Central, 2016-09-22.
- ^ Barack Obama statue unveiled in Moneygall, Co Offaly RTÉ News, 2018-08-20.
