Healy-Rae strikes deal with Taoiseach to restore Dingle name A deal has been struck between Jackie Healy-Rae T.D and An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to restore the bilingual names of Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis it was claimed this week. Cllr. Michael Healy-Rae has indicated in a statement that An Taoiseach has pledged to restore the bilingual names of Dingle and Daingean Uí Chúis to the West Kerry town as soon as possible, as part of his father's list of demands to join the PDs and the Greens with Fianna Fáil in Government.
"The deal is signed and set" explained Michael. "We are confident that the Government will stand by their word and deliver on the issue for the people of Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis and indeed the people of the South Kerry Constituency."
Jackie Healy-Rae indicated after his re-election in May that the restoration of the town's bilingual names was high on his list of priorities were he to enter the fray in the formation of a Government. Now, according to his son Cllr. Michael Healy-Rae, a commitment has been made and a deal has been struck that the name An Daingean will be replaced with its bilingual historical names of Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis.
In October of last year, 1005 qualified electors in Dingle, representing a 90% turnout, voted to in a Kerry County Council supported plebiscite to reinstate the town's bilingual names. The name An Daingean, which became the official town name under the Offical Languages Act championed by Minister Eamonn Ó'Cúiv, was rejected.
According to Michael, the delay in the restoration of the bilingual name has been extremely frustrating and upsetting for local people and now, finally, the matter is close to resolution. For more information visit http://www.dinglename.com/
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