O’Malley and mayor clash over boundary

HOSTILITIES between Junior Minister Tim O’Malley and Limerick Mayor Diarmuid Scully intensified yesterday over the vexed boundary extension issue.

Mr O’Malley wants a single authority to take over the administration of Limerick city and county, and refuses to back the formation of an independent assessment committee to deal with the boundary issue.

Mr Scully wants an expert group established to draw up a report for Environment Minister Dick Roche on the merits of an extension of the city boundary into suburbs controlled by Limerick and Clare County Councils.