The application included a HSE acknowledgement of registration under the European Communities (Hygiene and Foodstuffs) Regulations, which described the food business as a “restaurant”, not as fast food. The company claims that the section of the regulations applied by the department in denying the permit was for a fast-food outlet, which it was not. Ducalla submits that Bunsen is a “full-service” restaurant with more than 75 per cent of its customers receiving table service. The company is seeking to quash the review decision of the department from last June, which upheld an earlier refusal. “Bunsen is a fast casual burger dining restaurant, and not a fast-food outlet, serving beer and wine,” they submitted.

Source: The Irish Times November 10, 2025 23:49 UTC