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Information Signs

his section includes road signs showing directions and the location of services or other places of interest to tourists.

Advance direction signs

Motorway sign (blue)Motorway
National Road sign (green)National road
National road sign (green)National road
Regional road sign (white)Regional road

Direction signs (at junctions)

Motorway direction sign (blue)Motorway direction sign
National road direction sign (green)National road direction signs
Regional road direction sign (white)Regional road direction sign
Large white sign pointed right, with bold text saying next directionLocal road direction sign
Destination distance sign (green)Destination distance sign
Town or village sign (green)Town or village sign
Slow lane signSlow lane sign
Cul-de-sac signCul-de-sac
Sign showing industrial estateIndustrial estate symbol
Sign showing parking bay for disabled personsDisabled persons parking bay
Sign for airport Airport symbol
Sign for car ferryFerry symbol
Sign showing alternative route for high vehiclesAlternative route for high vehicles
Sign showing lay-by ahead (100m)Lay-by ahead sign
Sign showing hospital ahead (100m)Hospital ahead sign
Sign for lay-byLay-by sign
Sign for hospitalHospital sign
Sign for carpark with facilities for disabled personsCarpark with facilities for disabled persons
Sign for SOS (emergency) lay-bySOS lay-by

Sign showing restricted heights on routeSign for low bridges or low clearance ahead
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Advance information sign for low clearance

Sign for traffic calmingTraffic calming sign
Second sign for traffic calmingTraffic calming sign
Supplementary plate for traffic calmingSupplementary plate
Sign for ramps on roadRamps on road

Tourist information signs

Sign for lay-by with facilities ahead (3km)Advance sign for facilities in lay-by
Sign for lay-by with tourist information ahead (1km)Advance sign for lay-by with tourism information
Sign for Youth Hostel ahead (1km)Sign for Óige youth hostels
Sign for local servicesAdvance direction to local services
Sign for approved tourist informationSigning to approved tourist information
Brown sign, white text showing info about upcoming attractionTourist advanced direction sign
Sign showing direction to tourist attraction (bird sanctuary)Tourist attraction direction sign
Sign for pedestrians showing direction to Tourist attraction (museum)Pedestrian sign to a tourist attraction
Sign for pedestrians for car parkPedestrian sign to a car park
Sign to approved tourist informationSign to approved tourist information point