Ireland's oldest city runs on visitors, and the loo hire trade follows the same calendar. Festival weekends around the Viking Triangle, beach events at Tramore, wedding marquees near Dunmore East: demand for portable toilets in Waterford climbs sharply from May to September. LooLocator is a directory of independent hire suppliers covering the city and the County Waterford coast. Send one enquiry and local firms come back to you with their own quotes.
A Space Cabins hires portable and recirculating toilets, VIP luxury units, mobile showers, urinals and accessible cabins for events and sites, working from Rathcoole in County Dublin across Ireland.
Portable toilet and welfare unit hire for customers throughout Munster.
Tipperary Town operator hiring serviced portable toilets for weddings, communions, sporting and community events and building sites across Tipperary and the wider Munster region, with delivery, servicing and collection handled throughout.
Navan-based supplier offering portable toilets and welfare units throughout Ireland, available for both hire and sale.
Part of the Calnan Group, Calnan Containers rents chemical and flushing toilets, shower and toilet blocks and mobile welfare units from its Kells depot in County Meath, working nationwide.
A cabin and container hire company in Clonmel that also supplies portable toilets across Tipperary and the South East.
Container and cabin firm at Grange, Limerick that hires and sells portable toilets, toilet blocks and combined toilet-shower units for building sites and events, with delivery across Munster.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers and accessible units for festivals, concerts and sporting events, covering Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from Mizen to Malin.
Ballina based supplier that hires portable toilets, urinals, accessible units, baby changing units and VIP event toilets for construction sites, festivals and weddings, covering the whole of Ireland.
Castlefreke cabin specialist in West Cork hiring chemical toilets, single cubicles, multi-person toilet blocks, DOCM-compliant accessible units and four-person shower blocks to construction and pharmaceutical sites across Cork and Ireland.
Family-run hire company at Ardagh, County Limerick, offering luxury Oak and Beech toilet units, chemical and wheelchair-accessible loos, four-man urinals, handwash stations and mobile welfare cabins for weddings, festivals and film work.
Thurles, County Tipperary firm hiring solar-powered, rainwater-harvesting welfare units and portable toilets, including its generator-free GenFree towable and static range, for construction sites across Ireland.
Serviced chemical toilets and welfare vans hired across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, with depots including Belfast, Dublin and Cork.
Killeagh operator hiring chemical and standard portable toilets for sites, sports days and parties, along with luxury loo units, across Cork and the wider Munster region.
Portable toilets and welfare units for hire nationwide across Ireland through multiple depots. Laois Hire has supplied some of Ireland's largest events.
Buttevant, County Cork supplier hiring portable toilets, toilet blocks, urinals and shower units, plus the Millennium luxury toilet trailer for weddings and large events, working across Cork, Kerry, Limerick and beyond.
Luxury toilet trailer specialist offering self-contained recirculation units alongside standard portable and accessible toilets, available all over Ireland.
Mayo operator that hires self contained mobile welfare units with toilet, canteen, kettle and washing facilities, supplying construction and civil engineering sites of any size around Ireland.
Portable Site Accommodation Brothers hires portable toilets and site cabins from Newbawn in County Wexford, serving building sites and outdoor events across the south east.
Rego Hire supplies mobile welfare units with a built-in toilet, drying room and canteen space from its base at Oldcastle in County Meath, serving construction and utility sites around Ireland.
Thurles plant and tool hire business, part of Ronayne Hire and Hardware, whose hire fleet includes portable toilets alongside tools, scaffolding and formwork for Tipperary sites.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers and welfare units for hire in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, with a depot in Dundalk. The firm also handles septic tank cleaning and waste management.
Waterford hire depot on the Inner Ring Road stocking portable and automatic toilets for sites and events, alongside tools, plant and access equipment across the Waterford area.
Renting portable toilets and luxury trailers across Ireland since 1986, with servicing carried out by vacuum tanker.
Family-run hire of luxury toilet trailers and welfare units covering all Ireland from bases in Mayo, Kerry and Dublin, backed by 24-hour emergency technicians.
Waterford's summer is compressed. Tramore alone draws huge crowds to its five kilometres of beach between June and August, and Dunmore East, Ardmore and the Copper Coast fill with holidaymakers at the same time. Surf schools, triathlons, agricultural shows and beach clean-ups all need units delivered to sandy, exposed or awkward sites, often on the same handful of weekends. Suppliers serving the coast get booked out early, so it pays to enquire well before peak season.
In the city itself, the events calendar adds another layer. Spraoi brings street performers and big crowds over the August bank holiday weekend, and Winterval stretches the season into December. Typical needs include:
Away from the tourist trade, most hires in Waterford are workaday: a single unit on a house extension in Ferrybank, welfare facilities on a commercial job along the Cork Road, or a season-long unit for a GAA pitch or community field. A standard site toilet typically runs to €35 to €55 a week including a weekly service, though access and hire length affect the price, and every quote comes direct from the supplier.
Event pricing works differently. A weekend hire for a party or small festival tends to land between €110 and €170 per unit, with delivery, collection and consumables usually included, though it is worth confirming exactly what a quote covers. For coastal or rural drops, mention narrow lanes, soft ground or long carries when you enquire. A supplier who understands the site can quote accurately first time and arrive with the right vehicle for the job.
Yes, if it sits on a public road or footpath you need a licence from Waterford City and County Council before it goes down. On private property, such as a driveway, garden or building site, no permission is needed. Most suppliers can advise on siting when they quote.
Four to six weeks ahead is sensible for June to August dates. Coastal demand around Tramore, Dunmore East and the Copper Coast peaks on the same warm weekends, and suppliers' event stock is limited. Bank holiday weekends and festival dates such as Spraoi book out earliest, so enquire as soon as your date is fixed.
Around €35 to €55 a week is typical for a standard unit on a longer hire, with a weekly service included. Event weekend hire usually falls between €110 and €170 per unit. Prices vary with access, hire length and unit type, so treat these as a guide and compare quotes from local suppliers.