Residents of Dublin's Orwell Road, where the Russian Embassy is located, are to be asked their views on a proposal to change the name of the street to "Independent Ukraine Road".
A sub-committee of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council voted unanimously in favour of the name change proposal.
The motion was proposed by Labour councillor Peter O'Brien, who says he was inspired by countries including Latvia, Lithuania, Albania and Norway, who've all changed the names of the streets housing Russian embassies to associate them with Ukraine.
He says the name change is intended as a "gesture of solidarity" with the people of Ukraine.
It's now up to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Country council to hold a plebiscite of local residents to canvass their views.
Orwell Road runs from Rathgar in Dublin 6 to Churchtown in Dublin 14 and spans two council areas.
Members of Dublin City Council will meet next Monday to consider re-naming their section of the road.
The embassy has been subject to protests since the invasion of Ukraine began. Barriers have since been erected outside after a truck reversed into the gates.
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