{"id":564823,"date":"2026-07-23T20:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/564823\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:34:11","slug":"concerns-over-roadside-signs-and-camper-van-at-notorious-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/564823\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns over roadside signs and camper van at notorious junction"},"content":{"rendered":"

An increasing number of advertising signs, and even a camper van for sale, have raised concerns about driver distraction at the notorious Kilross Junction.<\/p>\n

The pictures above were sent to us by a concerned reader who believes they have become a major distraction at the dangerous intersection on the main Letterkenny to Ballybofey road.<\/p>\n

Of the ten signs present there today, four were for businesses, two for a festival, three for local charities\/sporting organisations while another displayed a religious message. A campervan, with a \u2018for sale\u2019 sign, was also parked in the adjoining council yard.<\/p>\n

We asked Donegal County Council for a comment.<\/p>\n

According to the council\u2019s own rules<\/a>, however, you need their approval to place advertising signs on or beside a public road. Approval is usually through a licence or planning permission.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnauthorised advertising signs can be unsightly and may also create a hazard for road users, particularly on approach roads to towns and villages,\u201d their website states.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur policy is to keep public roads clear of unauthorised advertising signs, in line with Section 71 of the Roads Act 1993.\u201d<\/p>\n

Temporary signs for non-commercial local events may be allowed, however, as long as they meet the relevant conditions and do not affect road safety.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTemporary signs for local commercial events may also be allowed, subject to conditions such as size, location and how long the sign is displayed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The council, however, has been proactive on roadside advertising<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An increasing number of advertising signs, and even a camper van for sale, have raised concerns about driver…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-564823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}