Dingle Delegation meet with Minister GormleyDingle-Daingean Uí Chúis names may be restored
The people of Dingle may get an early Christmas present this year as Deputy Jackie Healy Rae lead a delegation to Leinster House to meet with Minister for the Environment, John Gormley on Thursday December 6th in an effort to resolve the issue surrounding the name of the town. Deputy Healy Rae confirmed that a meeting took place with the Minister and that he, along with other delegates from the town, spoke with the Minister in an effort to have the bilingual names of Daingean Uí Chúis and Dingle restored before Christmas.
"I am confident of a favourable outcome" said Deputy Healy-Rae.
Since the town name's was officially changed to An Daingean by Minister Eamonn O'Cuiv overa year ago there has been public outcry among locals.
Kerry County Council hosted a plebiscite in the town 13 months ago and over 90% of people voted in favour of the names Dingle and its historical Irish name Daingean Uí Chúis.
The then Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche and Minister for the Gaeltacht, Eamonn Ó'Cúiv, failed to implement Kerry County Council's recommendation to change the names.
Deputy Healy Rae cut a deal with Fianna Fáil delegates following the General Election last May, making the restoration of the West Kerry town's bilingual names one of his key demands to enter Government.
"People needn't worry, this is in hand and we are working hard to make this happen and restore the town's names as soon as possible" said Deputy Healy-Rae.
"We are behind Deputy Healy-Rae and are grateful for his time and support" said PRO of Coiste Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis, John Moriarty. "Hopefully we, with his efforts, we will get our name back."
The meeting has been welcomed in Dingle where local people anxiously await an outcome.
Initial reports suggest that the meeting went well and that the delegates are confident that Minister Gormley will facilitate a resolution in the coming weeks.
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