Plan revealed to remove 'dated and obsolete' signage across Limerick

STATE of the art signage is proposed to be created for Limerick City and County later this year in an effort to create uniformity throughout the county. 

Councillors Daniel Butler and Olivia O'Sullivan have backed this initiative to spend €100,000 to remove dated or obsolete signage and will also look at amalgamating other signage across the county. 

Cllr O'Sullivan expressed her desire to remove the "inconsistent" signage along the county and city gateways, and replace them with a cohesive brand, that in her words, from a tourism stand point, will be "far stronger." 

"It will announce where you are, where you are arriving into," she started. "It will provide a welcome, and establish us." 

In the city, there will be a number of signage options created. Finger post signage, with various locations on it which will be interchangeable and dotted around the city centre. "This is a great thing as signage can date," said Cllr O'Sullivan. Totem structures will appear in certain city locations to point you in the right direction. "There will be a printed map and some illustrations on these to show you where you are." Route markers will also be scattered across walking routes. 

As far as a timeline goes, the work initially began in 2019, but due to Covid was postponed.

According to the Fine Gael representative, planning permission will be submitted at the end of March or beginning of April. She continued to add that after the planning process has been completed by June, a manufacturer will be assigned and the installation should happen in September. 

Before this gets underway, Cllr O'Sullivan stated that a de-cluttering audit of Limerick city will be required to get rid of any "outdated or unnecessary signage that is there."

At the moment the she said: "There's no uniformity. This is going to be the same throughout the city and county and is really overdue for us. I'm delighted to see it," she smiled. 

About this plan, Cllr Butler said: "Besides the visual improvement this will offer it will also make paths less obstructed and more accessible for all users. Reduction in signage has also proven to improve motorist safety reducing distracting excessive signage and ensuring key information is visible to the driver."

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When contacted by Limerick Live, Limerick City and County Council declined to comment on the project.

Councillor O'Sullivan stressed that the images of the proposed signage are mock-ups and the translations or designs have not yet been finalised. Care will be taken to ensure the Irish will be grammatically correct. 

According to Limerick City and County Council's adopted budget for 2023, this project is partly funded through Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Towns Funding Programme.