Random Toilet Pic

Took this pic last year down in Kerry. Just wondering where exactly do they expect you to do your business?

Editorial Note 4

Last year we decided to go to The Electric Picnic festival for the first time and a great time we had at it. However, by and large, the toilet facilities were not the best by any stretch of the imagination. We stayed on the camping site at the entrance which was great and quiet and the toilet in the pic were the closest to us. Couldn’t use them after the first day as they were minging.

I know its a festival but its no reason to not have a company clean the toilets once over the weekend. These basically are a hole that you do your business into. The smell was outrageous and even if they had someone in to empty the toilets on the Saturday evening while most were inside the festival, that would have been acceptable. But it didn’t happen and by the Sunday the place was minging. Really minging.

There were other toilets around but some were pay toilets, some were small and queues huge and others inside. But these were disgusting and lord help anyone who camped near them as you could smell the shite from 400 yards.

With the festival lineup announced for ‘09 and tickets on sale lets hope a small bit more thought goes into such an essential item as you wont find food stalls running out of food or the Heineken tent running out of beer but to have rank, almost unusable, toilets at such a great event does leave a bad thought.

The Galtee Inn, The Square, Cahir, Co. Tipperary

Name: The Galtee Inn, The Square, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
County: Tipperary
Location: Heading from Cork to Dublin, Cahir is about 40 mins from Cork. Take the Cahir/Clonmel/Waterford/Kilkenny exit of the motorway (M8). The Galtee Inn is located on the square in the centre of the town. The toilets are at the back of the pub on the right-hand side.

Picture from The Ireland Whiskey Trail

Directions on Google Maps

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 7
Smell/Odour: 7
Running Water: 6 (really dislike the taps and water pressure here)
Hand wash/Soap: 6
Hand dryer/towels: 6
Toilet paper: 8
State of the floor: 8
State of the toilet: 5 (one toilet seat seems permanently broken)
Toilet checklist: 0 (have not seen one)

Other: Toilets are quite cramped and small Bonus points: -1

Total Score: 52

Overall comments: Toilets are always in a good state though one toilet seat seems to always be broken and the light is poor in the cubicle. The toilets are compact and on Saturday nights 5 people in here cause problems. Overall nice, clean toilets and well kept.

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The Baggot Inn, 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2

Name: The Baggot Inn, 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
County: Dublin
Location: Coming from St. Stephen’s Green shopping centre, head straight across and past the Shelbourne Hotel and onto Baggot Street. The pub is on the right-hand side just after the James Street and Lad Lane junction. Toilets are downstairs on the left-hand side near the bottom of the entrance stairs.

Picture from DublinTourist.com
Directions on Google Maps

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 8
Smell/Odour: 5 (No smell either way)
Running Water: 5 (One sink out of action)
Hand wash/Soap: 7
Hand dryer/towels: 10 (Dyson dryer which is tops)
Toilet paper: 8
State of the floor: 9
State of the toilet: 9
Toilet checklist: 10

Other: N/A. Bonus points: 0

Total Score: 71

Overall comments: Toilets here are consistently good and clean. It can be tight in there on a relatively busy night and the stairs can be awkward to get down.

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Brady’s Bar, Old Navan Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15

Name: Brady’s Bar, Old Navan Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15.
County: Dublin
Location: Coming from Dublin City centre and heading northbound, go through the M50 junction going towards Blanchardstown shopping centre. Take the first exit at the next roundabout and the next left turn. Pub is on the left-hand side. Toilets are at the back of the pub.

Picture from MenuPages.ie

Directions on Google Maps

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 9
Smell/Odour: 10
Running Water: 3 (No hot water even though I left the tap running for some time)
Hand wash/Soap: 7
Hand dryer/towels: 7
Toilet paper: 10
State of the floor: 9
State of the toilet: 9
Toilet checklist: 0 (None visible)

Other: N/A. Bonus points: 0

Total Score: 64

Overall comments: The toilets were not bad and looked like they had just been cleaned after the lunch time rush. Well kept and lots of urinals for use but not enough dryers for a busy night.

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The Widow Quinn’s pub, Courtenay Lodge Hotel, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick

Name: The Widow Quinn’s pub, Courtenay Lodge Hotel, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick.
County: Limerick
Location: Located on the main Limerick to Killarney road the pub is located on the left-hand side

Picture from Courtenay Lodge Hotel.com
Directions on Google Maps

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 7
Smell/Odour: 5 (No smell either way)
Running Water: 3 (No hot water and taps would not stay on long enough to use)
Hand wash/Soap: 6
Hand dryer/towels: 4 (Bad hand dryer)
Toilet paper: 6
State of the floor: 5 (Sign up to warn of water but just dirty)
State of the toilet: 5 (One had no toilet seat)
Toilet checklist: 0 (None to be seen anywhere)

Other: None. Bonus points: 0

Total Score: 41

Overall comments: Not great toilets for a hotel. A bit run down like the bar which is bad considering the hotel looks lovely. A bit more care is all that is needed.

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McDonalds, Templemore Roundabout, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

Name: McDonalds, Templemore Roundabout, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
County: Tipperary
Location: Situated on the Templemore roundabout and beside a Shell Service Station, McDonalds is the second exit on the roundabout coming from Dublin. The toilets are on the left-hand side as you come into the restaurant.

Picture from McDonalds.ie

Directions on Google Maps

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 9
Smell/Odour: 5 (No smell either way)
Running Water: 8
Hand wash/Soap: 8 (Both soaps were full but hard to press)
Hand dryer/towels: 8 (Two dryers – one over each sink)
Toilet paper: 5 (Very light paper – easily breakable when using)
State of the floor: 8
State of the toilet: 10
Toilet checklist: 0 (Didn’t see a checklist – not very visible)

Other: While its great that there are two sinks for one cubicle and two urinals, there is little space when you walk in if people are at the sinks. One almost blocks the door coming in and the other blocks the door to the cubicle. Maybe just a bit small for two sinks but great to see good facilities none the less. Bonus points: -2 (For lack of space)

Total Score: 59

Overall comments: Overall these toilets are nice and great to see well kept toilets. A bit small for two sinks but good overall. Just to note that there is a disabled toilet but didn’t get a chance to look at it.

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These ratings are for the Women’s toilets.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 8
Smell/Odour: 5 (No smell either way)
Running Water: 8
Hand wash/Soap: 10
Hand dryer/towels: 7
Toilet paper: 5 (Very light paper – easily breakable when using)
sanitary bin: 10
State of the floor: 7
State of the toilet: 9
Toilet checklist: 10

Other: None. Bonus points: -5 (For lack of space and only one sink)

Total Score: 74

Overall comments: Overall not bad toilets at all but only one sink let it down.

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Thanks to Nicole for this Rating.

Esso Service Station (On The Run), Naas Road, Rathcoole, Co.Dublin

Name: Esso Service Station (On The Run), Naas Road, Rathcoole, Co.Dublin.
County: Dublin
Location: Leaving Dublin and heading out the N7 towards Limerick/Cork, the station is on the left hand side after the Rathcool turn off. Toilets are on the right hand side as you enter the shop.

Picture from RateThisToilet

Directions on Google Maps

The toilets are Unisex.

Ratings (marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 6
Smell/Odour: 5 (No smell either way)
Running Water: 4 (Not much hot water)
Hand wash/Soap: 2 (Soap dispenser nearly empty even though recently checked)
Hand dryer/towels: 7
Sanitary bin: 8
Toilet paper: 6 (Despite there being a holder paper not in it. Just dumped on top of toilet)
State of the floor: 6 (Floor was a bit dirty)
State of the toilet: 3 (Inside rim of the toilet was filthy and obviously not cleaned recently)
Toilet checklist: 7 (Checklist there and updated but obviously means little)

Other: Toilet has baby changing facilities and is well set up for a wheelchair bound person to use. Bonus points: 5 for those facilities.

Total Score: 59

Overall comments: Overall toilets are ok. Its bad form that the checklist showed the toilet is checked regularly but no care given. Why wasn’t toilet paper in the holder, why was the soap almost empty and why is the toilet so dirty despite all being checked each hour for the previous 6 hours? Dirty toilets don’t really make you want to have a food from a place or stop again unless desperate.

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O’Sheas Clonskeagh House (Bar), Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 4

Name: O’Sheas Clonskeagh House (Bar), Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 4.
County: Dublin
Location: Coming from Dublin City Centre, go straight through Ranelagh village heading for Dundrum. About 1/2 mile later you will see O’Shea’s on your right-hand side opposite an Apple Green petrol station. Toilets are on the left as you enter the pub, between the two raised eating areas.

Picture from DublinPubScene.com

Directions on Goole Maps

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings(marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 8
Smell/Odour: 5 (Nothing either way)
Running Water: 9
Hand wash/Soap: 8
Hand dryer/towels: 9 (Hand towel roller and dryer)
Toilet paper: 8
State of the floor: 9
State of the toilet: 9
Toilet checklist: 0 (Didn’t see one)

Other: None. Bonus points: -2 (Cramped entrance coming into toilet and cubicles are quite narrow)

Total Score: 63

Overall comments: The toilets are obviously checked regularly and are always clean whenever I’ve been there. I find the doors in quite cramped as you have to enter two doors to get in and one opens in on top of the other and so you could easily get a smack. Overall in a good usable state.

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