Limerick race proving chaotic

THE local elections for Limerick City Council have shades of Germany’s ill-fated Weimar Republic.

Then, successive governments which led Germany between world wars became so diluted with fractious minority interests there was no coherence and the system collapsed.

Limerick City Council will not fall asunder after June 5, but the balance of power is every bit as unpredictable as 1920s Germany. In the city there are 47 candidates seeking election for 17 seats.