Topic summary
Limerick City
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Limerick.
Local government
Limerick city is under the jurisdiction of Limerick City and County Council, which is based at City Hall, Limerick. The council has responsibility for local services such as sanitation, planning and development, libraries, collection of motor taxation, local roads and social housing in the city. The council comprises elected councillors with an appointed full-time CEO as the city (and county) manager. Local elections are held every five years and the councillors annually elect a Cathaoirleach or chairperson to chair the council. Limerick City and County council was the first local authority in Ireland to have a directly elected mayor. In May 2019, residents voted in favour of a proposal for a directly elected mayor. Elections were held in conjunction with local government and European elections on 7 June 2024. John Moran was subsequently announced as the first directly elected mayor. Former well-known mayors include TDs Donogh O'Malley, Stephen Coughlan, Michael Lipper, Jim Kemmy and Jan O'Sullivan.