In recent years, directly elected mayors have been introduced as a reform measure in England, Italy, Poland, Hungary and Germany. It is difficult to argue against directly elected mayors on democratic grounds, given we are talking about electing leaders directly by popular vote. These issues were never clarified, and, in a dramatic shifting of positions, the government repealed the directly elected mayor proposal two years later. Mayor of Limerick John Moran trying out the new VR headset tech for the Limerick Greenway at Dell Limerick in February. In my view, an urgent review of the Limerick mayoral legislation is needed — we cannot wait until next year.

Source: Irish Examiner March 27, 2026 01:14 UTC