Age-friendly space plan almost parked over Irish language row

Some councillors demanded the Irish language be included on the signs throughout the county, and not just in Gaeltacht areas

Cork County Council is aiming to make signage for age-friendly parking spaces uniform throughout the county, though this has sparked anger from some who want the Irish language included on the signs. 

New designs for all age-friendly car parking spaces for the over 55s in Cork have been adopted – but not before they sparked a row over the Irish language.

What appeared to be a formality of just signing off on the designs quickly descended into a row when noted Irish-speaker and Fianna Fáil councillor Gobnait Moynihan demanded that all accompanying signs for the spaces be bilingual.