Work taking place earlier this week on the development of the long-planned Aldi store in Moate. Construction work now fully underway on Moate Aldi storeA spokesperson for Aldi Ireland said the retail chain was "excited" about its long-awaited new store in Moate with construction work on the development now fully underway. Aldi was granted planning permission in late 2023 for what was described at that stage as €6.8m new store development on the Athlone Road approach to Moate. Early this week, activity at the site stepped up significantly and a site notice stated that construction work had commenced on Monday, March 9. When contacted by the Westmeath Independent for comment, an Aldi spokesperson said: "We are excited to see construction now underway at our Moate store.

Source: Irish Independent March 13, 2026 18:13 UTC