IRISH SIGNS REMOVAL 'being considered'

THE Department for Infrastructure has said a call to remove Irish Language signs urging motorists to slow down in north Belfast is "under consideration".

     The signs put up by Sinn Féin in the         Oldpark and Deerpark areas of north              Belfast. Picture: Brian Kingston 

DUP MLA Brian Kingston said he contacted the department after the signs, erected by Sinn Féin and featuring the party's logo along with 'slow' and its Irish translation 'Go mall', appeared in the Deerpark and Oldpark areas of north Belfast.

       THE TWEET: posted on Twitter by                           Mr Brian Kingston. 

Mr Kingston said the signs were "were considered intimidatory by unionist residents".

GLENGORMLEY: Traffic disruption due to erection of Orange arch for celebrition of mini-Twelfth. 

A DfI spokesperson confirmed it had received the correspondence adding: "The matter is under consideration." 

         SINN FÉIN'S: Reaction to Brian                               Kingston's Tweet 

Meanwhile, a Sinn Féin spokesperson said the party was "dismayed" at what it described as an attempt to "sectarianise signs placed by road safety campaigners".  

     THE: counter-Tweet posted by Sinn                       Féin's Chris Donnelly. 

"Sinn Féin along with local residents have been calling for road safety measures in the Oldpark area consistently and if these signs save one child's life then this is a worthwhile intervention,"

   AN ABSTRACT: Published in the News Letter in regards to the Orange arch                 being erected in Glengormley. 

A statement from the party said, adding: "We can all agree that road safety signs would be better installed by government departments, however the waiting list for such measures are extremely lengthy." 

With many thanks to the: Irish News for the original publication. 

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IRISH SIGNS REMOVAL 'being considered'