Directly elected mayor for Limerick may not happen this year

Legislation will not be published until April, government confirms

The vote to elect a mayor may take place alongside the local and European elections in May 2024. Picture: Dan Linehan

Legislation to bring about an election for a mayor of Limerick will not be published until April.

The move, nearly four years after the people of the city voted in a plebiscite to have a directly-elected mayor, means that an election in 2023 may not be possible, government sources have accepted.