'Ming the Merciless' eyes Roscommon Mayor position

An independent Councillor - who sent cannabis cigarettes to all Oireachtas members to try to get the drug legalised - is about to become Mayor of Co Roscommon.

In a new pact with Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and the Hospital Action Committee Councillors, Councillor Luke 'Ming the Merciless' Flanagan is expected to become Mayor later this afternoon.

The controversial councillor says he is hoping he will inspire more young people to take an interest in local politics.