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# closure order

Last year
2023
Dead rodents and foul odours: Seven closure orders served on food businesses last month
8 Jun 2023
51.2k
14
All time
'Rodent droppings on pallets of crisps': Four closure orders on food businesses last month
8 Nov 2021
56.8k
17
Plywood fixed to the ceiling, and live cockroaches: Three food businesses ordered to close last month
8 Jul 2021
56.1k
4
Dead insects and no hot water at basins: One food business was ordered to close in August
8 Sep 2020
39.6k
5
'Pond of human excrement' behind closure order served on Donegal takeaway
7 Nov 2017
59.9k
43
Half of closure orders issued last month were due to evidence of pest infestations
9 Oct 2017
38.1k
14
Burrito and Indian restaurants among food outlets served with closure orders last month
9 Aug 2017
42.4k
25
Pub kitchen at centre of salmonella probe among latest outlets closed over food safety
8 Jun 2017
61.5k
21
UCD restaurant shut down over food safety concerns
8 Feb 2016
27.1k
17
These seven food businesses were ordered to close last month
7 Jan 2016
79.5k
27
These takeaways were shut down by the Food Safety Authority last month
8 Dec 2015
67.2k
30
Was your local takeaway closed over food safety breaches last month?
7 Jul 2015
41.7k
17
Quinn's pub closed after All Ireland due to "grave and immediate danger to public health"
6 Oct 2014
79.9k
58
Was your local take-away closed over food safety concerns last month?
7 Jul 2014
32.6k
23
Double the number of food safety enforcement orders in July is 'worrying'
7 Aug 2013
12.9k
21
'Shocking' number of food businesses served with closure orders in May
6 Jun 2013
18.2k
35
Fourfold increase in food safety enforcement orders in July
8 Aug 2012
7.0k
8
Ivory Tower restaurant has closure order lifted
20 Dec 2011
4.5k
10
High Court orders closure of Seamus O’Connell’s Cork restaurant
9 Dec 2011
10.7k
36
Seamus O'Connell's Ivory Tower in Cork closed by food safety unit
7 Dec 2011
9.8k
16