Confusion at Navan's Market Square over disputed right of way

A prominent junction in Navan remains the source of major traffic confusion following the switching of signs indicating the right of way. There have been many near-misses at the junction of Market Square and Ludlow Street outside Everard's Pub, as the right of way appears to have changed, unbeknown to drivers. Motorists coming from Trimgate Street and Market Square, who previously always had to give way to traffic coming from Timmons Hill and turning left onto Ludlow Street, now have the right of way. Previously, it was the traffic coming from Timmons Hill and around by Everard's Pub that always did not have to yield. However, the local town council claims the traffic coming down Trimgate Street via Market Square has always had the right of way, and that nothing has changed. This is disputed by drivers, including taxi drivers and businesses on the Square, who are adamant that drivers coming from Trimgate Street always gave way to traffic coming from Timmons Hill. The problem which has arisen is that traffic coming up Timmons Hill still believes it has the right of way, as it always had, while traffic coming down Market Square also carries on in the belief that it has the right of way (as it now apparently does). As a result, there have been numerous near-misses involving many different types of vehicles, including buses. Sometimes, it is the other extreme, and drivers coming from both sides stop unsure as to who should proceed first. The town council says the status quo exists, and that by the rules of the road, a driver would automatically give way to traffic on his or her right. Yet the opposite happens on the other side of the square, where traffic coming down Trimgate Street doesn't give way to traffic on its right, coming up from Timmons Hill and turning right by the former ACC Bank premises onto Watergate Street. It's all very confusing for a council promoting a Smarter Travel initiative for its town transport system. The Meath Chronicle has uncovered a file photograph from a number of years ago showing the 'Yield' sign facing traffic coming from Trimgate Street, contradicting the council's denial that it ever did.