Heuston Station

Davealbera

Hey,
Just wondering if there are public toilets in Heuston Station, havent seen any before and there dont seem too many in the area!

TIA

Thephantomsmask

There are, they have taken away the pay barriers with a while now. They are at the left past supermacs as you head towards the ticket office.

Davealbera

Thanks very much!

ongarboy

Not related to OPs query but seeing as the thread title says Heuston Station, I noticed Marks and Spencer Simply Food is opening in a new retail unit by the Customer Service desk according to a sign on the hoarding. If it does as well as the one in the IFSC, then it should be very successful!! A lot of Kildare line commuters might pick up their ready meals on the way home!

Hilly Bill

There's one lined up for Connolly as well plus an o'briens.

Losty Dublin

Hilly Bill wrote: »

There's one lined up for Connolly as well plus an o'briens.

Better than the threatened arrival of McDonald's

Del.Monte

Had the misfortune to be in "The Hole" aka Connolly last Sunday and I never saw a less inviting looking kip than Madigan's Bar - is it as awful as it looks?

devnull

About time they improved the shops and outlets at Connolly especially.

n97 mini

Del.Monte wrote: »

Had the misfortune to be in "The Hole" aka Connolly last Sunday and I never saw a less inviting looking kip than Madigan's Bar - is it as awful as it looks?

The space inside is lovely, just not well run or nicely kept. And it closes at 8pm. The only bar in the country that closes before the last train? The Brew Dock across the street proved the right kind of bar in that area can do very well.

Hollister11

Hilly Bill wrote: »

There's one lined up for Connolly as well plus an o'briens.

There's no space in connolly for them.

Hilly Bill

Yes there is. There is one retail unit free and the other will take a bit of moving around.

Jamie2k9

devnull wrote: »

About time they improved the shops and outlets at Connolly especially.

Indeed but I'm sure IC customers spend a lot more than commuters hence the better selection.

Not related to OPs query but seeing as the thread title says Heuston Station, I noticed Marks and Spencer Simply Food is opening in a new retail unit by the Customer Service desk according to a sign on the hoarding. If it does as well as the one in the IFSC, then it should be very successful!! A lot of Kildare line commuters might pick up their ready meals on the way home!

Good addition, might bring prices down a bit as well.

CeannairBluexx

Del.Monte wrote: »

Had the misfortune to be in "The Hole" aka Connolly last Sunday and I never saw a less inviting looking kip than Madigan's Bar - is it as awful as it looks?

It's alright actually, not too bad.

Galway Hooker at Heuston is better like.

Slunk

Food in the galway hooker is terrible though. Better options over on parkgate street

Jamie2k9

Is the Galway Hooker still going at Heuston? Has it been open full time or did it close briefly?

CeannairBluexx

Still open!

Agreed with other poster, food terrible!

Emme

ongarboy wrote: »

Not related to OPs query but seeing as the thread title says Heuston Station, I noticed Marks and Spencer Simply Food is opening in a new retail unit by the Customer Service desk according to a sign on the hoarding. If it does as well as the one in the IFSC, then it should be very successful!! A lot of Kildare line commuters might pick up their ready meals on the way home!

It's a pity they didn't close the Heuston branch of Supermacs and put M&S Simply Food there. I'm not joking when I say Supermacs food on trains smells like it's been eaten before. You can smell a Supermacs curry 3 carriages down. You can smell anything else from Supermacs 2 carriages down. Heuston should use the revenue they get from Supermacs for cleaning upholstery on trains because the food is so messy. Better still, don't allow hot food to be brought onto trains.

Back to the OP query - the toilets in Heuston station are inadequate. The ISS cleaning staff are working flat out to keep them clean but it must be harder than cleaning the Augean stables.

Jamie2k9

Emme wrote: »

It's a pity they didn't close the Heuston branch of Supermacs and put M&S Simply Food there. I'm not joking when I say Supermacs food on trains smells like it's been eaten before. You can smell a Supermacs curry 3 carriages down. You can smell anything else from Supermacs 2 carriages down. Heuston should use the revenue they get from Supermacs for cleaning upholstery on trains because the food is so messy. Better still, don't allow hot food to be brought onto trains.

Back to the OP query - the toilets in Heuston station are inadequate. The ISS cleaning staff are working flat out to keep them clean but it must be harder than cleaning the Augean stables.

Supermacs is the best place in Heuston....

n97 mini

The Supermacs is to acclimatise you to Galway before you get on the train

Emme

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Supermacs is the best place in Heuston....

As long as you eat their food IN HEUSTON and not on the trains.

n97 mini wrote: »

The Supermacs is to acclimatise you to Galway before you get on the train

There's nothing wrong with Galway but the people I see slobbering Supermacs sauce all over the train seats aren't on their way to Galway.

ongarboy

devnull wrote: »

About time they improved the shops and outlets at Connolly especially.

I thought the recent additions of the pharmacy and AMT coffee kiosk and reoriented seating/ATM area have smartened the concourse area of Connolly. I'm also struggling to identify where the vacant units are in Connolly as I thought all spaces were occupied too.

Also, the food used to be better when Oslo ran the bar. A lot of IFSC workers used to trek up there for lunches - particularly on a Friday...I've only been there about once or twice in the last couple of years and it has been so much quieter and the food is now very much of the throw it on the plate and drown it with gravy carvery fare.

marvin80

Emme wrote: »

The ISS cleaning staff are working flat out to keep them clean but it must be harder than cleaning the Augean stables.

Hahaha brilliant