Supermac's is an Irish fast food restaurant chain first opened in 1978. The first restaurant was located in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in the West of Ireland. As of 2019, the chain consists of a total of 118 restaurants spread throughout Ireland (in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). It operates a number of franchise outlets with many also privately owned. Supermac's serves an average of 320,000 customers per week and had annual revenues of €79.9 million and a profit of €7.4 million according to its 2013 closing report. Its head office is in the Ballybrit Business Park in Ballybrit, County Galway. History The first restaurant was opened in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in the West of Ireland in 1978, by Pat and Una McDonagh. A second restaurant opened two years later in Gort, followed by an Eyre Square premises in Galway city which opened in 1982. , Supermac's was the largest Irish-owned quick service food chain, with over 100 outlets across the Republic and Northern Ireland. In June 2014, Supermac's opened its 100th store in the Barack Obama Plaza on the M7 Motorway. Supermac's also exclusively operates the Papa John's Pizza brand in Ireland as well as SuperSubs, which replaces the Quiznos franchise that Supermac's formerly held. The company employed over 4,000 people as of 2020. Corporate overview Name The Restaurant was named together by locals and its owners: The founder, Pat McDonagh, earned the nickname ‘Supermac’ whilst playing Gaelic football for the Carmelite College in Moate. This then became the choice of name for his business, "Supermac’s". International operations Through Supermac's Ireland Ltd, Pat and Una McDonagh also own Claddagh Irish Pubs & Restaurants, a chain of eleven Irish-themed bars & restaurants operating in 8 Midwestern states in the United States. Supermac's is Ireland's largest indigenous quick service restaurant group. Supermac's Holdings Ltd. has applied to trademark the Supermac's name in both Europe and Australia with McDonagh stating, in 2015, that he was planning on "responding to demands coming from fifteen cities internationally for the opening of Supermac's restaurants". In 2013, the company expanded its motor services business by developing the Tipperary Town Plaza and Mallow N20 Plaza on national primary routes. The company opened another Plaza in Kiltullagh, Galway at the M6 Loughrea Junction in February 2016. Hotels The company has also expanded its hospitality business interests through the purchase and development of the Castletroy Park Hotel,