Paul Hosford: Best for John Moran and Limerick councillors to refocus and just get on with it

Just over a year and a half ago, as John Moran was inaugurated as the first-ever directly elected mayor of Limerick, the future of local democracy in Ireland seemed very different.

The Limerick experiment, five years in the making and much-hyped, had the opportunity to be transformative not just for the Treaty City but for country’s other cities — Dublin aside.

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