There's major excitement in Ennis today as a new store has opened on the Limerick Road.

Marks and Spencer has officially opened its 20th Irish branch inside the Applegreen Service Station in the county town.

The facility will employ seventeen people in total and will offer an array of artisan foods, while its Subway unit and car wash have also been fully refurbished.

Store Manager Daniel Sveda has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan they're hopeful of further expansion.