Rory Stewart is going to stand as an independent candidate to be Mayor of London, he has announced.

The people of Cork city and Waterford may be asked to again consider the proposal of directly-elected mayors after voters narrowly rejected a mayoral plebiscite.

The Yes campaign for a directly elected Lord Mayor in Cork has been criticised by the present incumbent, who said there was no surprise the plebiscite was turned down by just over half of the voting public.

Before people vote on the Government’s proposal for directly elected mayors, it’s important to understand how councils work, writes Henry Abbott.

The Lord Mayor of Cork has branded efforts to create a directly-elected mayor in Cork city as premature and warned that the addition of executive powers to the office could actually distance the role from the public.

The Government has defended the proposed salaries for new directly elected mayors.

A number of county councillors in Waterford have expressed overwhelming opposition to a directly-elected mayor’s office for the city.

Directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford will give the cities extra clout when it comes to securing government funding, according to the Taoiseach.

A TD has called for Cork county to follow in the city's footsteps and get the option of directly electing a mayor.

Supporters of directly-elected mayors for Cork, Limerick, and Waterford have called on the Government to flesh out its vision for the office.

The Cabinet should get details soon on the powers for directly-elected mayors proposed for Cork, Limerick and Waterford, the Tanaiste said.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has expressed his support for proposals for directly elected Mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford ahead of plebiscites on the issue which will be held this May.

The Government must urgently clarify its proposals for directly-elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford before people are asked to vote on this issue in May.

“Urgent” action is needed if Government plans to hold a vote on directly-elected mayors in Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford are to go ahead, a confidential Cabinet memo states.

A former mayor of Limerick has come out against a plan to erect a memorial to his uncle and all the other Limerick soldiers who died in the Great War.

People in Cork, Limerick and Galway are going to decide if they want to directly vote for their own mayor.

Dublin looks set to miss out on the opportunity to have a directly elected Lord Mayor, in favour of Cork.

The wheelchair-using councillor expected to be elected to the office of mayor in Cork County Council is adamant his disability will not impact greatly on the role.

The Government’s allocation of €44m for the maintenance of regional and local roads in Co Cork “falls short” of what is needed to properly address the dire condition of many of them.

Limerick gardaí are probing the theft of a €10,000 mayoral chain from the glove box of a politician’s car.

People living in Dublin should be allowed to vote for a mayor, according to a new report.

The war of words between two local authorities over a boundary extension intensified yesterday when the mayor of one council outlined a number of reasons why people would be better off in his jurisdiction.

The Mayor of Co Cork has launched a further attack on the Mackinnon report into the city’s boundary extension, describing it as ill-conceived” and “more reminiscent of a child’s scribble on a map rather than a logical, considered conclusion”.

Speaking about your difficulties or talking to someone in distress can save lives, the mayor of Cork County has said.

The new Mayor of Limerick is Fine Gael Cllr Stephen Keary whilst in Dublin Micheál Mac Donncha of Sinn Féin will wear the Mayoral chains.