Limerick City and County voters could cast ballots for directly-elected mayor ahead of schedule

Voters in Limerick City and County could be casting their ballots for their first directly-elected mayor in 2021, a year ahead of schedule.

John Paul Phelan, the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with special responsibility for Local Government and Electoral Reform, said that his department is pressing ahead with the necessary legislation as a matter of priority, potentially fast-tracking the creation of the position.