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 stated however that there was no remit to act on the results of the plebiscite. In 2008 however, Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, announced that he intended to amend the local government laws to allow names chosen by local representatives in a plebiscite to supers… (More on Dingle)