Regulatory Signs in Ireland
What you must or must not do: STOP, YIELD, speed limits, no entry, no turns. All 42 from the Rules of the Road, with the official name of each.
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Stop
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Yield
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Yield
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School wardens stop sign
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No left turn
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No right turn
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No entry or ‘No straight ahead’
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No entry to vehicles
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No U-turn
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No overtaking
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Parking prohibited
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Parking permitted
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Disc parking plate
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Clearway
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Taxi rank
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Max speed limit 20kmh
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Max speed limit 30kmh
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Max speed limit 40kmh
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Max speed limit 50kmh
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Max speed limit 60kmh
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Max speed limit 80kmh
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Max speed limit 100kmh
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Max speed limit 120kmh
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Max speed limit 60kmh
“The following is an alternative design for the 60kmh speed limit sign. This sign may be provided:”
- on a local road to indicate that a speed limit of 60kmh applies; or
- at a location where special speed limit bye-laws specify that the special speed limit of 60kmh applies in respect of a local road or part of a local road in a built-up area.
Source: Rules of the Road (Road Safety Authority, law as at 1 March 2025)
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Electronic periodic speed limit sign
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Electronic periodic speed limit sign at school
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Shared space
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Pedestrianised street
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No bicycles
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No pedal cycles or electric scooters
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No ridden or accompanied horses
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No horse carriages
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Maximum gross weight (traffic management)
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Maximum vehicle length
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Maximum vehicle width
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Maximum axle weight
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Height restriction
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No entry for large vehicles (by reference to weight)
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No entry to goods vehicles (by reference to number of axles)
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No overtaking for three-axle vehicles
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Zonal restriction – no parking of large vehicles
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End of the restriction zone
Other groups of signs
- Mandatory Signs at Junctions 9
- Bus, Tram and Cycle Lanes 11
- Warning Signs 69
- Roadworks Signs 56
- Information Signs 14
- Motorway and Lane Signs 14
Sign pictures and names from the RSA's Rules of the Road (law as at 1 March 2025). Turas is independent and not affiliated with the RSA.
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