Vote needed to change NRA spelling of towns in Clare

Six Clare towns with the incorrect spelling of their names on official signage for the past five years, will have to hold a public vote before the mistakes can be corrected by Clare County Council.

Ordinate Survey Ireland (OSI) has confirmed that a plebiscite, similar to the one which took place in Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis in 2006, would be needed before any changes can be addressed.

This issue arose in 2011 when Transport Infrastructure Ireland, formerly the NRA, updated all the signage on the N67 route, using the historical legal names for the towns and not the names in local and official use for the past 100 years.