“In the age of diversity it’s good to see Downpatrick courthouse maintains certain standards,” he wrote.

He added: “I was speaking to a solicitor colleague who said he liked to get to court early and use the barristers’ loo. Obviously I have to keep his identity to myself!”

One commenter posed the question: “What about solicitor advocates then?”

Another said: “Separate toilets from the public facilities… can only dream of such a thing at the magistrates’ courts!”