Dublin pub among seven premises issued with closure orders
A popular Dublin pub is among seven premises issued with closure orders in May by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The Hole in the Wall pub in Blackhorse Avenue, Cabra, in Dublin, was issued a closure order due to the presence of rodent droppings.
Dried mouse droppings were found on the floor next to bottles of coffee syrups, boxes of straws, boxes of biscuits and crisps in one upstairs storeroom.
Dried rat droppings were found in a first-floor fridge room full of dining chairs, two in-use freezers and one disused fridge.
Indian restaurant Sheela Palace at the Liffey Valley Complex, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin in Dublin 22 was ordered to close completely due to a "a grave and immediate danger to public health".
A prefab food storage unit at a Mace newsagents on the Slane Road in Harmonstown, Navan, Co Meath, was also issued with a closure order as the ceiling was in disrepair and had subsequently fallen into the room.
Four other closure orders were served on food businesses in May including:
- A table serving food (Retailer), Trading at Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Mullingar, Westmeath
- Shapla Indian Spice (Restaurant/Café), Hanover Court, Kennedy Avenue, Carlow
- Captain’s Catch (Takeaway), Parnell Street, Limerick
- Jilly & Joe’s (Restaurant/Café), Dove Hill Centre, Ballynoran Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary.
Commenting on the closure orders, Greg Dempsey, Chief Executive, FSAI, said:
“The types of issues identified in a number of these Enforcement Orders are concerning and point to clear failures in basic food safety controls. We continue to see lapses in hygiene, cleaning and safe food handling practices, alongside evidence of pest activity in some food premises.
These are fundamental requirements that every food business is legally obliged to meet. Food safety management systems are not optional; they must be properly implemented, maintained and monitored in practice.
"Where these basic standards are not met, there is a risk to public health and appropriate enforcement action will continue to be taken where necessary.”
