Belfast City Council has completed the installation of 764 dual-language street signs across 301 streets in the city’s Gaeltacht Quarter. The signs display Irish as the second language alongside English, according to the council’s update on the project.
The completed work followed council approval in April 2024. A resident consultation had taken place earlier, in January 2024, before the project received that approval and the signs were erected across the identified streets.
The project covers 301 streets and has resulted in 764 signs being installed. The difference between the number of streets and signs reflects the council’s reported total for the scheme, which it says has now been completed across the Gaeltacht Quarter.
Queen’s University Belfast provided the Irish translations used for the signs, the council said. The university’s role formed part of the process of preparing the dual-language signage for installation following the council decision.
The signs are Irish-English signs, with Irish shown as the second language. They are a street-signage project within the Gaeltacht Quarter and were delivered after the resident consultation and subsequent council approval in 2024.
The council’s completion update records both the geographical reach and scale of the work: 301 streets and 764 signs. It also confirms that the installation phase of the approved dual-language street-sign project has concluded.