Any public toilets in the city centre during quarantine?

Galbin · 10-05-2020 06:20PM #1

Since all the pubs, cafes, and restaurants are closed, I obviously cannot use their bathrooms. Is there anywhere with public toilets in the city centre that is still open? Even somewhere that you have to pay to use.

L1011 · 10-05-2020 06:42PM

Jervis Centre ones might still be open as there are still three stores (Boots, Tesco and part of M&S) operating; same with Stephens Green (four stores)

DCC's tiny amount public toilets are all outside the city centre.

listermint · 10-05-2020 06:43PM

Aren't you meant to be in work or home..

Kintarō Hattori · 10-05-2020 06:46PM

listermint wrote: »

Aren't you meant to be in work or home..

What if you're an essential worker travelling to or from work.

listermint · 10-05-2020 07:04PM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

What if you're an essential worker travelling to or from work.

Go at work.....

Or home............

Savage_Henry · 10-05-2020 07:09PM

I have the same problem and i didnt find anything. Our shop doesnt have bathroom. Luckly im alone there and just use a bottle.

Outlaw Pete · 10-05-2020 07:11PM

listermint wrote: »

Aren't you meant to be in work or home..

:rolleyes:

Eh, they could live in, or near, the city centre (as I do) and so could be exercising or shopping in the area.

Who are you to question what someone's business is in the city centre anyway?

Rhetorical question of course.

RugbyLad11 · 10-05-2020 07:11PM

what about busaras

Thelonious Monk · 10-05-2020 07:24PM

Even in normal times there were no public toilets in Dublin, it's ridiculous. St Stephen's Green shopping centre and Jervis have them though but usually you have to dive into a pub.

Beechwoodspark · 10-05-2020 07:25PM

Maybe but As far as I know there was horrific drug (injection) and sex (prostitution) problems when there were city centre toilets

10-05-2020 07:28PM

L1011 wrote: »

Jervis Centre ones might still be open as there are still three stores (Boots, Tesco and part of M&S) operating; same with Stephens Green (four stores)

DCC's tiny amount public toilets are all outside the city centre.

Jervis toilets are definitely closed, whole of the 2nd floor is shut. Ilac is a possibility.

adam88 · 10-05-2020 07:30PM

Most towns are empty of public toilets. It ridiculous

Beechwoodspark · 10-05-2020 07:30PM

If anyone on this has read Column O Gormans book you will know why the toilets were closed - shudder

Kablamo! · 10-05-2020 07:34PM

Toilets in Stephen's Green are shut.

adam88 · 10-05-2020 07:34PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

If anyone on this has read Column O Gormans book you will know why the toilets were closed - shudder

Gwan. Tell us

JPCN1 · 10-05-2020 07:39PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Even in normal times there were no public toilets in Dublin, it's ridiculous. St Stephen's Green shopping centre and Jervis have them though but usually you have to dive into a pub.

Something that has always bothered me. The people running our cities and country cannot provide the most basic things.

jrmb · 10-05-2020 07:44PM

Heuston Station's public toilets are open. They're the only ones I know of anywhere in the city.

JDxtra · 10-05-2020 07:46PM

jrmb wrote: »

Heuston Station's public toilets are open. They're the only ones I know of anywhere in the city.

I'd rather hold it in.

L1011 · 10-05-2020 07:46PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

If anyone on this has read Column O Gormans book you will know why the toilets were closed - shudder

Are you possibly thinking of Frank McDonald's book?

adam88 · 10-05-2020 08:01PM

JDxtra wrote: »

I'd rather hold it in.

Some people don’t have that luxury. People will be further prisoners

Beechwoodspark · 10-05-2020 08:06PM

L1011 wrote: »

Are you possibly thinking of Frank McDonald's book?

Nope, Colm OGorman from amnesty International

I won’t go into details but he was homeless and living rough in dublin and had unpleasant encounters in public toilets

His book overall is a very good read and documents the changes in society over the last 30/40 years.

Curious - What does franks book say?

drake70 · 10-05-2020 08:11PM

the toilets in Connolly station should be open

L1011 · 10-05-2020 08:13PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Nope, Colm OGorman from amnesty International

I won’t go into details but he was homeless and living rough in dublin and had unpleasant encounters in public toilets

His book overall is a very good read and documents the changes in society over the last 30/40 years.

Curious - What does franks book say?

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/frank-memoir-on-the-trials-of-growing-up-gay-in-1960s-ireland-37456448.html

Seems to be on this side of the paywall, at least currently

whisky_galore · 10-05-2020 08:34PM

JPCN1 wrote: »

Something that has always bothered me. The people running our cities and country cannot provide the most basic things.

Open a public toilet and it would be destroyed in a few days by two legged animals who pass as people.

Guy:Incognito · 10-05-2020 08:37PM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Eh, they could live in, or near, the city centre (as I do) and so could be exercising or shopping in the area.

Who are you to question what someone's business is in the city centre anyway?

Rhetorical question of course.

Dublin city is hardly unique in that case so. There are no public toilets around Tallaght when Im out for a walk either. People seem to manage though.

I try to avoid public toilets as much as possible anyway but I'd want to be near death to go in to one now.

JPCN1 · 10-05-2020 08:55PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Open a public toilet and it would be destroyed in a few days by two legged animals who pass as people.

Sure, put an attendant in.

Throwing in the towel because we cant control the behaviour of some knackers is not good enough. Find a way.

listermint · 10-05-2020 09:00PM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Eh, they could live in, or near, the city centre (as I do) and so could be exercising or shopping in the area.

Who are you to question what someone's business is in the city centre anyway?

Rhetorical question of course.

I've long since gone from taking comments off someone who worships Donald trump.

Lol.

riclad · 10-05-2020 09:06PM

Jervis St shopping centre toilets are closed. Maybe bus aras toilets
are open. We are in a pandemic.
No one expected all the pubs closed and cafes
To be closed. It's a strange time. Hopefully
Cafes will be open before August. Only ground floor shops open in Jervis St shopping centre boots and tesco
Maybe they were told to close
Due to hse rules on social spacing

10-05-2020 09:06PM

I was in Riga, Latvia, last year. At the height of their summer festival. They have plentiful public toilets, all perfectly clean & well respected. Don’t know how they are able to provide what are essential facilities and the lines of us can’t because of the abuse of such facilities in Ireland.

whisky_galore · 10-05-2020 09:48PM

JPCN1 wrote: »

Sure, put an attendant in.

Throwing in the towel because we cant control the behaviour of some knackers is not good enough. Find a way.

Would you do that job?

JPCN1 · 10-05-2020 09:58PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Would you do that job?

Back in the day many Dublin nightclubs had bathroom attendants and every restaurant/bar has to keep their bathrooms clean.

Do you think it's demeaning?

Any public toilets in the city centre during quarantine?

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