New Public Toilets to Open at Marina Park Next Week

Two fully accessible toilet units are set to open on Cork's upgraded Marina Promenade by the end of next week, Cork City Council has confirmed.

The council took delivery of the new facilities on Monday and has positioned them adjacent to Cortado Coffee at the city end of the Marina Promenade. Installation works are currently underway, with the toilets expected to be fully operational within days.

The new units form part of the council's policy to provide public toilets at the city's major parks, particularly those with high footfall where visitors spend extended periods.

A spokesperson for Cork City Council said the council's policy is to provide public toilets at all of the city's major public parks, usually at those with the highest footfall and at locations where people would spend a number of hours enjoying the amenity.

They added: "Therefore, the Regional Park in Ballincollig, Fitzgerald's Park, Tramore Valley Park and now Marina Park, all have public toilets."

The provision and annual maintenance of such public toilets is very costly. It has cost the city council just over €30,000 to buy the new toilet unit for Marina Park, with its daily maintenance and cleaning regime linked to a 10-year lease granted following a tender process during the summer to Cortado, the operator of the adjacent café.

The toilets will be open during the café's extensive opening hours, currently 8am to 6pm, seven days a week.

Additional public toilets are also available under the landmark red Central Hall structure in the central plaza area of Marina Park, near the city end of Páirc Uí Chaoimh. These toilets are managed by the operator of the adjacent café in line with its opening hours.