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which took place in October, 2006. The result was announced on 20 October, and 1,005 from 1,086 returned ballots (out of an electorate of 1,222) favoured the name change to the bilingual version. Éamon Ó Cuív has stated that he's no legal powers to act on the results of the plebiscite, but that if Kerry County Council comes to him with a request that he can act on within the law, he'd be willing to give it serious consideration.
In the mean time, some locals seem to have taken matters into their own hands by spray painting "Dingle" on road signs that only bear the Irish version of the name.
Resolution?
Minister for the Environment, John Gormley announced on
29 April 2008 that he intends to amend the local government laws to allow names chosen by local repersentatives in a plebiscite will supersede any Placenames Order under the
Official Languages Act 2003. Gormley intends that
Daingean Uí Chúis shall be the official name of the town in Irish, with
Dingle being the official name in English. However, the name of the town on road signage within the gaeltacht will continue to only display the name of the town in Irish.
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