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'Genuine concern' over Irish signs, says Little-Pengelly

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins announced dual language signage for Belfast's Grand Central Station, which opened last year.
The Irish language community expressed disappointment that the initial signage did not include Irish.
Unionists, including DUP ministers, raised concerns about the decision-making process and the cost of replacing the 'virtually new' signs.
The sign replacement will cost taxpayers £120,000, while the station is worth 340 million, or potentially 406 million, according to reports.
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and others argue the decision should have been brought to the Executive, questioning its value for money.

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Conradh na Gaeilge slams DUP legal challenge to Irish language signs in Belfast station

The party claims the signage is a waste of taxpayer money.

2 days ago·Ireland

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RTÉ

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'Genuine concern' over Irish signs, says Little-Pengelly

A Stormont minister has a "legal duty" to bring a decision to erect Irish language signs at Belfast's Grand Central Station to the Executive, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said.

4 days ago·Ireland

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The Independent (US)

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Legal duty to bring Irish language signs decision to Executive – Little-Pengelly

Controversy has flared after Sinn Fein minister Liz Kimmins announced dual language signage will be installed at Belfast’s Grand Central Station.

4 days ago·United States

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BBC News

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Grand Central Irish-language signs row to be escalated at executive

Gavin Robinson says his party has put a "marker" down to block Sinn Féin spending on "pet projects".

5 days ago·United Kingdom

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Irish Times

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DUP to put ‘marker down’ at Executive against Irish language signs at Belfast’s Grand Central Station

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says installation of signage is ‘clearly a controversial matter’

6 days ago·Dublin, Ireland

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RTE: ‘Irish heritage’ – tracking down Dublin’s historic street signs | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

RTE: ‘Irish heritage’ – tracking down Dublin’s historic street signs. “Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are calling on the public to help them track down the capital’s old street signs to document them before they disappear. The bilingual green and white signs, which feature the old Irish font Cló Gaelach, date back to the turn of the 20th century and are believed to have been introduced to Dublin as a subtle form of protest against British…

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