Teenagers to be given a voice on local issues with Young City Council

TEENAGERS in Limerick are to be given a say in how their city is run. A new forum is being launched which will provide a platform for budding politicians to set out their views on issues affecting the city.

The mayor of Limerick, Cllr Diarmuid Scully, has written to the 15 secondary schools in the city inviting them to nominate students to form a Young City Council.

“The idea is that the senior cycle students in each school would elect one student to serve as their representative on the Young City Council. The group will meet quarterly in City Hall,” the mayor said.