Six streets in West Belfast will have new Irish language signage, as agreed by a City Council Committee.
The People and Communities Committee on Tuesday evening (December 3), agreed to the application, which is expected to be ratified at the next full council meeting in January.
North Link will have the Irish name An Nasc Thuaidh, Tardree Park will be Páirc an Aird Fhraoigh, while Norglen Gardens will appear as Garraithe an Ghleanna Thuaidh.
Avoca Close will have the Irish name Clós Abhóca, Monagh Grove will be Garrán na Móna, while Norglen Parade will appear as Paráid an Ghleann Thuaidh.
The translations were authenticated by Queens University , the approved translator for Belfast City Council , and the Belfast City Council Irish Language Officer.
Surveys of all persons appearing on the electoral register for the streets in question were carried out, in accordance with the Council’s policy for the erection of dual language street signs.
At least two thirds of the total numbers of persons surveyed in the streets were in favour of the proposal to erect a second street name plate in Irish .
397 people were in favour across the six street survey, 136 did not respond, while three people said they were not in favour.
The Council’s policy on the erection of a second street name plate requires that at least two thirds (66.6%) of the people surveyed must be in favour of the proposal to erect a second street sign in a language other than English.
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