The Green Party has highlighted the problem of unreadable street signs in Dublin City. Ciarán Cuffe, their candidate for the local elections in the North Inner City has stated that Green Party councillors will work to replace hard-to-read signs to make it easier to find addresses in the city.

Ciaran Cuffe, the Green Party’s candidate in the North Inner City stated:

“Unreadable street signs make it harder for people to find addresses, and they also take away from the neighbourhood. There was a particular bad batch of signs dating from the 1970s and 1980s that aren’t up to scratch. However it’s not just about the look of things; it is also important that Emergency Services such as An Garda Síochána and ambulances can find locations more easily.

“The City Council has a responsibility to provide readable signs so that Dubliners and visitors to our city can find their way around. With the new postcode system being launched, there is an opportunity to include the Dublin postal district as well as the new code on streets signs.

“We could also highlight special areas of the city. This has been done in Dublin Docklands and Temple Bar. We should now highlight ‘urban villages’ such as Stoneybatter and East Wall.

“The condition of some street signs is a disgrace, particularly at the entrance to local authority housing where the signs were poorly designed from day one. If I’m elected on 23rd May I will work hard to ensure that proper signs are provided, and that missing signs are replaced.

ENDS