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Belfast Council Approves Irish Language Street Signs Despite Low Support

In a contentious move, Belfasts council committee greenlit Irish language street signs for seven streets, falling short of the required fifteen percent support threshold. The vote was ten to nine, with Sinn Féin, SDLP, Greens, and People Before Profit supporting, while DUP, Alliance, and UUP opposed. The decision comes after a 2022 policy update lowered the support bar from over sixty-six percent to fifteen percent. The city faces a nine-and-a-half-year backlog of nine hundred twenty-two streets, and next months full council vote could further impact the situation, especially if the Greens swing the vote.

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