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Greggs lovers finally got what their hearts desired today as the bakery chain opened their first store in Northern Ireland.

Hungry punters queued to get their first taste of some of the bakery's finest products, including their famous sausage rolls and chicken bakes.

The popular family chain opened their test site on the site of the country's first motorway service station on M2 northbound, between Glengormley and Templepatrick.

But for some, it was an even longer wait, with one woman telling Belfast Live she has been waiting 12 years for Greggs to come here.

Michelle Caddell said: "I've been waiting for 12 years for Greggs to come here. I'm from England and Greggs is absolutely huge over their so it's great that it is finally here.

"I love their bread pudding but they don't have it here yet, but I also like their pork and apple bakes, they're lovely."

Anna Caddell had been waiting for one of Greggs famous chocolate fudge donuts, but was left a little disappointed.

She said: "My favourite is the fudge donut but it isn't here, so I'm a bit disappointed but they've said they will be getting it in so that's what I'm looking forward to getting when they arrive. They do really lovely cakes."

James, who was enjoying one of Greggs tasty steak bakes told Belfast Live: "I love Greggs food, it's a great thing to grab on the go and the stuff is always fresh and tasty. I'm lucky this is on my usual route so I'll be here quite a bit."

Staff member Emmett told Belfast Live the stock had been flying off the shelves,

"We've been non-stop since we opened this morning, it's great to see."

Belfast Live can confirm that the Greggs products we tried were in fact delicious, I personally recommend the Chicken Bake.

Get yourselves down there asap!

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