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Ireland could be getting new motorway signs

Ireland could be getting new road signs. The National Transport Authority is considering a redesign...
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10:03 AM - 8 Nov 2013



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Ireland could be getting new motorway signs

TodayFM
TodayFM

10:03 AM - 8 Nov 2013



Ireland could be getting new road signs.

The National Transport Authority is considering a redesign of Ireland's motorway signs to give a greater emphasis to the Irish language.

The new signs - unveiled by the transport minister Leo Varadkar on his Twitter account yesterday - would display English and Irish placenames in the same size, but in different colours.

The 'Turas' font, which was been specially designed for the new signs, is resigned to be clear and easy to read while travelling at speed so that drivers can read a placename more easily.

However there'll be no extra cost to taxpayers, as the new signs will only go up whenever existing ones need replacing.



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