Connolly Train Station, Amiens Street, Dublin 1

Name: Connolly Train Station, Amiens Street, Dublin 1
County: Dublin
Location: Connolly station is located just over from Busaras bus station. Coming over O’Connell bridge from the south side of the city, take an immediate right, head down the quays and veer left. The toilets are located before the platform entry machines on the right-hand side.

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These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings(marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 4
Smell/Odour: 2 (Bad smell)
Running Water: 6 (But didnt really want to use the taps)
Hand wash/Soap: 6
Hand dryer/towels: 7 (Hand dryers)
Toilet paper: 10 (Didnt see the cubicles but assume there was)
State of the floor: 4
State of the toilet: 6 (I know that one lock was broken as someone had to keep pushing door with foot)
Toilet checklist: 6 (A sheet of paper on which someone wrote their name every so often)
Other: Two lights not working over cubicles and not very nice. Bonus points: -4

Total Score: 47

Overall comments: To be honest, in Ireland toilets in train and bus stations on the whole are disgusting. Other then airports, visitors may get initial tourist reaction to Ireland from these places. This toilet is foul and best avoided if you can go somewhere else. Something needs to be done with these toilets.

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The Bank Bar, College Green, Dublin 2

Name: The Bank Bar, College Green, Dublin 2
County: Dublin
Location: Located on College Green on the left-hand side going from Trinty to Dublin Castle. Toilets are downstairs to the left hand side as you walk into the bar.

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: 6 (One tap and had to push button several times to wash hands once. Water was tepid)
Hand wash/Soap: 8
Hand dryer/towels: 8 (Paper towels and hand dryer)
Toilet paper: 10
State of the floor: 9
State of the toilet: 9
Toilet checklist: 0 (Did not notice one)
Other: Found the lighting very dark and off-putting. Ambience is nice but not in a toilet. Bonus points: -2

Total Score: 62

Overall comments: Very nice toilet and lots of space. Well maintained but personally I dont like dark toilets as can become dangerous when wet. One other comment is that the paper towels are loosely placed on the counter so I can imagine when the bar is busy these are displaced everywhere. Also there is a basket for putting the used towels in but its not great.

Bannon’s Bar, Two-Mile Borris, Co. Tipperary

Name: Bannon’s Bar, Two-Mile Borris, Co.Tipperary
County: Tipperary
Location: Heading from Cork to Dublin, between Littleton and Urlington take the left turn at the grotto and follow the road into Two-Mile Borris. Bannon’s bar is on the right-hand side going through the town. Toilets are in the left-hand side of the bar at the back.

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings(marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 8
Smell/Odour: 7
Running Water: 5 (No hot water)
Hand wash/Soap: 10
Hand dryer/towels: 8 (Paper towel machine and also dryer which wasn’t great)
Toilet paper: 10
State of the floor: 8
State of the toilet: 8
Toilet checklist: 0 (No checklist)
Other: None. Bonus points: 0

Total Score: 64

Overall comments: Very nice, clean toilets and this was unexpected. Nice to see well maintained toilets in a local Irish bar. Well done folks.

Craughwell Service Station, Craughwell, Co. Galway

Name: Craughwell Service Station, Craughwell
County: Galway
Location: Craughwell is on the N6 road from Dublin to Galway. The station
is a Statoil, located on the left as you go through Craughwell. Toilets
were located on the right hand side of the station.

These ratings are for the Men’s toilets.

Ratings(marks out of 10)
Area Cleanliness: 1
Smell/Odour: 5
Running Water: 3 (Only hot water which was scalding and splashed out of sink)
Hand wash/Soap: 0 (No soap)
Hand dryer/towels: 0 (Hand dryer didnt work)
Toilet paper: 5
State of the floor: 4 (Toilet paper on floor)
State of the toilet: 2 (Poorly cleaned)
Toilet checklist: 0 (None)
Other: None. Bonus points: 0

Total Score: 20

Overall comments: If no other alternative, use the side of the road.

Thanks to Boffy for this contribution.