Minister ‘confident of resolution’ over Irish language signs at new station

Stormont’s infrastructure minister has said he is “confident of resolution” around Irish language signage at the new Belfast Grand Central Station.

John O’Dowd attended the official opening on Monday of the facility, which welcomed its first passengers early on Sunday morning.

The station is set to open in phases, with train services to start later this year.

It is to become the largest integrated transport hub on the island of Ireland, replacing the Europa Bus Centre and the former Great Victoria Street Station.

Grand Central is expected to see around 20 million customer journeys each year as the main transport gateway to Belfast, and become a “game-changer” for public transport in Northern Ireland, allowing the capacity for expansion of services.

However there has been some criticism over the cost of the project, which has spiralled and is expected to be £340 million…

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