Stop everything! Ireland is about to get its first DRIVE-THRU Starbucks

There have been more times than we care to admit where we've had to be convinced by loved ones to remove our pyjamas and properly dress ourselves before leaving the house for some much-needed joe.

Whether we're hungover and need a grande Americano to settle our nerves or sideways with exhaustion and need a quick Espresso to sort us out, much of our desire for coffee comes when we're rocking a dressing gown.

And you know where you can wear a dressing gown with very few people seeing you? That's right, the safety of your own car.

So, we are PUMPED that Starbucks has decided to open its first-ever drive-thru store in Ireland, but we're a little less pumped that it might just take a few hours to get there…

Set to open in Belfast at the beginning of next year, you're going to have to decide whether your need for caffeine without being seen is as strong as you have always maintained it is.

"The decision by Starbucks to choose Connswater as its first location in Northern Ireland for a drive-through store demonstrates the confidence that retailers have in the scheme and its strategic location in east Belfast,"  said Laura McCarthy of Killultagh Estates.

Asset manager for the company which has signed a deal with the global coffee chain, Laura added: "With such positive activity taking place we believe that now is the right time to invest in the wider project."

OK, so it's not as close as we'd like, but with a little enthusiasm it'll hit the capital in no time, right?