It is time to “call a halt” to the rollout of “gross” unisex toilets and return to the traditional ladies and gents loos, according to Newstalk presenter Sinéad Ryan.

The Home Show presenter believes unisex bathrooms are a regressive step for society – insisting that women leave less mess than men in the loo.

Asked what she has against unisex toilets on Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Ms Ryan said: “Pretty much everything”.

“Where do I start and how much time do we have?” she said. 

“They seem to have crept in in the last 10 years or so. 

“I get why restaurants and pubs want them - they’re cheaper. One loo is cheaper than two.”

'I can actually feel myself gag'

Despite the cost advantage, Ms Ryan believes there is “nothing pleasant about them at all” and they are significantly less clean than traditional ladies’ loos. 

“The worst examples are the ones where you walk into the bathroom facility… you have a toilet, you have a urinal and you have a sink,” she said.

“I just go into a complete meltdown, I can actually feel myself gag.

“Even the ones with the cleaning cakes in them - oh God. 

“They’re stained, they’re smelly… I think it’s absolutely disgusting.” 

Hygiene

Ms Ryan said it is a simple fact that women leave less mess than the average man when they go to the bathroom. 

“You either stand to pee or you sit to pee,” she said. 

“Therein lies the problem as far as I’m concerned because the people who sit to pee do so neatly, we have learned how to do it. 

“The aim is unquestionable - we are always going to nail it - and if there’s a tiny dribble left on the seat, you know what we do? 

“We wipe it off and then we flush it away.” 

She also feels strongly that women going to the bathroom together is a “social enterprise” that will disappear with unisex bathrooms. 

“How often have you been at a dinner or in a restaurant or in a pub and said, ‘I’m just nipping to the loo’ and three girls will say, ‘I’ll come with you,’” she said.  

“You use that opportunity; you’re swapping lippy, you’re talking about salons.” 

For all those reasons, Ms Ryan believes it is time for society “to call a halt to all of this” and bring back traditional ladies’ loos.

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