Cork councillors caught short by not knowing about new city centre toilet facility

Councillors call for clear signposting and advertising after it emerged many were unaware of new toilet facility behind 'brown door' on Grand Parade 

Monday's meeting of Cork City Council was also told tour operators who bus cruise ships passengers from Cobh to the city have warned the perceived lack of public toilets in the city was damaging its reputation. File picture

Cork City Hall needs to signpost and advertise the city’s public toilets more clearly, councillors have said, after it emerged a clean, supervised loo has opened next to the city library without some of them even knowing about it.

Monday's meeting of Cork City Council was also told tour operators who bus cruise ships passengers from Cobh to the city have warned the perceived lack of public toilets in the city was damaging its reputation.