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Unauthorised advertisement / signage

In accordance with the Roads Act 1993 and the Planning and Development Act 2000 advertisement signs along the public road require the approval of Galway County Council in the form of a licence or planning permission.

The use of unauthorised signs, unauthorised caravans or vehicles for advertising the sale of goods or the provision of services on public roads is prohibited. 

The Council and the GardaĆ­ are empowered to remove these structures and serve a notice on the owner stating where the structure may be recovered within one month. A local authority is entitled to recover expenses incurred in preventing and removing obstructions on a public road under its management.