User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Ireland

Public toilets in Ireland are fairly common at twelve per 100,000 though there are more across the border in Northern Ireland. Most are located in big towns, in shopping malls, at bars and pubs.

Public toilets
The Irish word for public toilet is leithris. In Scotland and Ireland, toilets are often called loos. Fir is the Irish word used to indicate a men's toilets and Mná is the word used to indicate a women's toilet.

A 2021 study found there were twelve public toilets per 100,000 people. Public toilets are much more common in Northern Ireland than they are in the Republic of Ireland. The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet, and most have toilet paper.

One place people use when there is a lack of public toilets are the facilities at fast food style restaurants. Public toilets are usually only found in big towns. They are often found in shopping malls. Most pay toilets in Ireland are found in Dublin. Outside the capital, they are less common. Bar and pub toilets are often free, and many people will opt to use those instead of street level pay toilets. When there is a charge to use a toilet, it is generally around €0.20.

Private toilet access is an issue in Ireland. Around 9.5% of Irish people in 2015 did not have access to safe, private toilet facilities.