Local councils fight over future seat of power

Two local authorities on the verge of amalgamation are in dispute over the planned location of the new seat of power.

Conn Murphy was yesterday unveiled as the manager of a new super-sized authority in Limerick covering a population of more than 184,000 people in the city and county.

No sooner had the appointment been announced than a row erupted over where Mr Murphy would be based — in the existing City Hall or the county council offices in the suburb of Dooradoyle.