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Irish Road Traffic Signs

Regulatory traffic signs

Yield Yield
Stop School wardens No stopping
stop sign

No left turn No right turn No entry No parking Maximum speed

limit

Taxi rank No entry for No U-turn No over taking Height restriction

large vehicles

No entry to goods No entry for No entry

No vehicles vehicles pedestrians
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Parking permitted No parking of large End of the

Street for pedestrian Disc parking plate
vehicles restriction zone

Tram only street Tram and access Bus only street Periodic speed periodic speed limit
only street limit sign sign at school

Mandatory signs

Left turn ahead Right turn ahead Turn left Turn right Straight ahead
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Pass either side Keep left Keep right

Tunnel traffic line control

Line open Line closed Move into the left- Move into the right-
hand lane hand lane Speed limit

Manual traffic control signs

Flagman ahead Stop Go Go

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Motorway signs

Entry to motorway Advance direction

Motorway ahead
Route confirmatory
sign Advance direction

End of motorway
Motorway ends
300m to next exit 200m to next exit 100m to next exit 1 km ahead

Warning signs

Dangerous corner Roundabout ahead Mini-roundabout Merging traffic Two-way traffic

ahead ahead

Dangerous bend Series of dangerous Series of dangerous Restricted T-junction

ahead bends ahead corners ahead headroom
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Y-junction Side road T-junction Crossroad Crossroads

Side road T-junction Y-junction Staggered T-junction with dual

crossroads carriageway

Crossroads with Crossroads Traffic cross-over Low flying aircraft Road divides
dual carriageway ahead

Merging/diverging Dual carriageway Overhead electric Traffic signals Pedestrian crossing

traffic ends cables ahead ahead

Slippery road ahead Road narrows on Road narrows from Road narrows from Tunnel ahead
both sides left right
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Safe height plate Series of bumps or Sharp rise ahead Deer or wild Sheep
hollows ahead animals

Cattle and farm Accompanied Crosswinds Steep ascent ahead Steep descent ahead
animals horses and ponies

Danger of falling Unprotected quay, Low bridge ahead Level crossing Level crossing
rocks canal or river ahead (height restriction ahead, guarded by ahead, unguarded
show) gates or lifting by gates or lifting
barrier barrier

Level crossing
School ahead Tram lane crossing ahead with lights
School children ahead and barriers
Slippery for cyclists
crossing ahead

Safe height plate Chevron board

Tram lane warning Tram lane warning Tram lane warning

signs for pedestrians signs for pedestrians signs for pedestrians
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Advance
information for
Stop when lights Automatic level low clearance
Drive on left crossing ahead
are red Children crossing

Warning signs for roads works

Road works ahead One-lane crossover One-lane crossover Move to left Move to left

Move to right Move to right Obstruction End of obstruction Start of central

between lanes between lanes reserve or
obstruction

End of central Single lane Two-way traffic Road narrows Road narrows
reserve or from left from right
obstruction
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Lanes diverge Lanes diverge Two-lanes Two-lanes Two nearside lanes

at crossover at crossover crossover crossover of three closed

Road narrows on Nearside lane of Offside lane Offside lane Two offside lanes of
both sides two closed of two closed of three closed three closed

Side road on left Side road on right Site access on left Site access on right Temporary traffic
signals ahead

Queues likely Hump or ramp Uneven surface Slippery road Loose chippings

Pedestrians cross to Pedestrians cross to Overhead electric Detour ahead Detour to left
left right cables
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Diverted traffic Diverted traffic End of detour Detour to right Detour destination

Road closed
Diverted traffic left Diverted traffic

Information plates

Distance Cautionary speed Unfinished road

Length Concealed entrance
surface

Hard shoulder Direction and

Use hard shoulder Slow distance
closed
Speed limit ahead

Alternative route for Airport symbol Cul-de-sac

Direction Slow line high vehicles
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Supplementary plate Ramps on road Regional road In a tunnel goods

vehicles cannot use
right-hand lane SOS lay-by

Lay-by ahead Hospital ahead Disabled persons Information sign

for low clearance Traffic calming sign
parking bay

Flow bus lane Flow bus lane Contra flow bus

on left on right lane
Motorway
National road

Tram lane on left Tram lane on right

Start of cycle track End of cycle track Traffic calming sign

Tourist advanced Town or village Local road direction

Motorway direction direction
Destination distance