Oil company Maxol has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to buy three service stations formerly owned by Esso.

The stations are located on the Naas Road, Co Kildare; Greenhills Road, Greenhills, and the junction of the Naas Road and the Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, Co Dublin 12.

The latest additions to the Maxol network will see the company grow to 230 service stations across the State, with seven new sites in Leinster this year as part of a significant expansion plan.

Maxol incoming group chief executive Brian Donaldson said: "This year is particularly exciting for Maxol as the success of our expansion strategy is evident in our multiple site openings of late and those in the pipeline.

“We are delighted to now add these three quality Leinster locations to our growing service station network from July 1st.

“We have been keen to strengthen our presence in Leinster and these three stations will allow Maxol to serve a great many new customers in Ireland’s most densely populated region.”

He added the purchase would complement the other four locations being developed by the company.

“We opened a new outlet in Dundalk in October last year and opened our largest station to date in North Dublin near Mulhuddart in April.

“In recent weeks we opened Maxol Donabate and we’ve also started construction on another two acre site in Ballycoolin, Dublin, which will be completed by the end of the year.

“We look forward to making further announcements on our plans for these three new Leinster sites in the very near future.”