Directly Elected Mayor

They can be removed from office for not performing their duties

This one is news to me, what's the process to remove a mayor not carrying out duties? And who determines what those duties are?

I haven't seen any indication yet of who might be running for mayor but I suspect it won't be any of our councillors as it's the same day as the local elections and a council seat is likely much easier to win.

Anyone know what voting system will be used ?

I assume PR with first past the post getting the nod

Ah god I forgot it's not just mayor of the city.

We're gonna end up with one of those NIMBY bogger prcks who is obsessed with blocking city developments aren't we.

Fairly ignorant comment in fairness.

And that’s why they should never have merged the county and the city. They’rw two very different entities and they shouldn’t be run as one.

Councils don't have any say in hospitals. TDs do and funny enough they are split between city and county.

Could be wrong but the motorway and Adare bypass would be national infrastructure too and not councils.

I think you're missing the point, councils, as well as our national Parliament, are controlled by the same political parties.

The DEM is due to have very strong powers so might have a say in a lot of these projects similar to a TD

There is also a danger that someone earning 160k will have much in common with the vast majority of the people of Limerick.

What will a "Michael O'Leary type" do ?

The man is good at running a business which is the exact opposite of a public service. We have heard all this "run the government/HSE/council like a business" stuff before but it doesn't hold up.

What exactly do you believe a business man can do in the role of mayor that will be so successful ?

If a "Micheal O'Leary type" ran that hospital people would be dying at home because O'Leary or another business man would only make it efficient for those willing to pay a premium. We would become the USA with all it's massive healthcare problems.

But that's off topic because the mayor won't run the hospitals or the public service so what will the O'Leary type do as mayor ?

My understanding back in 2019 was that a directly elected mayor would have much more responsibility than the current mayor and would effectively have powers similar to a junior minister

In any case my point is that county and city dwellers generally want the same things from their elected representatives, other than a few extreme situations of course

If Brian Leddin gets in there will be cycle lanes everywhere. I see his candidacy as being a vote on how happy you are (or not) with these plans

The only way we get that is through proper enforcement of the laws, not sure really what political party you could vote for to achieve that

I would be very suprised if you do not see a black and white member if the ursidae family running. Some people have been saying that is the reason for the reconcilliation with Social Democrats.