User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Northern Ireland
| Public toilets in Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|
 Public toilets in Belfast | |
| Language of toilets | |
| Local words | WC loo |
| Men's toilets | Fir |
| Women's toilets | Mná |
| Public toilet statistics | |
| Toilets per 100,000 people | ??? (2021) |
| Total toilets | ?? |
| Public toilet use | |
| Type | Western style sit toilet |
| Locations | ??? |
| Average cost | ??? |
| Often equipped with | ??? |
| Percent accessible | ??? |
| Date first modern public toilets | ??? |
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Public toilets in Northern Ireland are more common than they are in the Republic of Ireland.
Public toilets
[edit]In Scotland and Ireland, toilets are often called loos.[1] Fir is the word used to indicate a men's toilets and Mná is the word used to indicate a women's toilet.[2]
Public toilets are much more common in Northern Ireland than they are in the Republic of Ireland.[2] Belfast had 40 public toilets in 2021.[3] Between 2007 and 2016, 2,000 public toilets closed across the United Kingdom.[4]
On the Top 10 Best Loos list of 2021, Edinburgh ranked first, followed by Peterborough, Brighton and Hove, Belfast and Norwich.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "10 International Toilets". HowStuffWorks. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ a b Guides, Rough (2015-07-01). Belfast (Rough Guides Snapshot Ireland). Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-0-241-23822-6.
- ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Development Trusts Association Scotland (2021). "Public Toilets - How communities are responding to the closure of public toilets" (PDF). Development Trusts Association Scotland.
- ^ Daly, Rhian. "It turns out 30 percent of London's public toilets are not accessible". Time Out London. Retrieved 2022-10-12.