"It was one of the lowest points since my election" - Limerick Mayor John Moran says of a recent council meeting to approve a corporate plan. Photograph: Alan BetsonJohn Moran has questioned whether there is a strategy by some to make his role as Limerick’s mayor “unbearable” to “create sufficient pressure that I might simply walk away”. Moran, a former Department of Finance secretary general turned independent politician, was elected mayor in 2024. Moran wrote that the proposed corporate plan was “circulated months in advance”, it was discussed in a workshop with councillors, and amendments were adopted or responded to “months ago”. Moran wrote: “These are not the actions of people seeking collaboration.

Source: The Irish Times February 18, 2026 12:51 UTC