Kilrush’s ‘illegible’ signs in need of upgrading

AT Tuesday’s September meeting of Kilrush Town Council, Councillor Tom Prendeville asked that the council make provision in their 2013 budget for the upgrading of local road signage, street nameplates and playground signs. Councillor Prendeville said it is difficult to establish the names of some streets.
“A lot of our town signage needs to be refreshed. Some of our street nameplates are illegible. We are a heritage town and our road signs should indicate that. We are twinned with Plouzané and yet we fail to highlight that on the approach roads to the town. We should also have a sign pointing to the children’s playground in Cappa,” the Fianna Fáil town councillor commented.
“We should have signs directing motorists to the ‘free parking’ facility at Place de Plouzané. Good effective signage will bring visitors into the town. We have many natural amenities such as Kilrush Wood, the Vandeleur Walled Garden, Inis Cathaigh and the Marina. We have good marketing programmes but if we cannot bring these messages to the passing tourists by proper effective signage, then we risk losing what we set out to gain, namely more visitors. Maybe the marketing officer and the town engineer might liaise on this matter,” Councillor Prendeville suggested.