Bilingual road signs planned for west Belfast

Matt Fox

PLANNING is underway for the provision of bilingual road traffic signs in west Belfast.

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Rebecca Black and Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA 25 May, 2022

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Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA 13 May, 2022

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