Limerick mayor urged to step aside during Garda crash probe

The metropolitan mayor of Limerick, Jerry O’Dea, is being asked to step aside from his position until an internal Garda inquiry into the handling of a car crash he was involved in has concluded.

Sinn Féin councillor Maurice Quinlivan urged the Fianna Fáil mayor to hand over his chain of office while the matter is investigated.

In a statement, the mayor confirmed he approached gardaí about the status of a car accident he had been involved in before the mayoral election, but denied he tried to influence the probe.