Dingle is more than an obscure townland

GAELTACHT Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv has referred to Dingle being only one of 2,319 placenames changed by his order on the exclusive use of Irish names.

It is nonsense for him to suggest that the town of Dingle, which has been known internationally for centuries, should be placed on par with more than 2,000 townlands which are largely unknown, with many lacking even a single dwelling.

Democracy is exercised through the expressed wish to the majority of the people concerned, not by ministerial decree imposed from above.