Limerick’s mayoral election: who could become Ireland’s answer to Boris Johnson?

The winner of Friday’s poll will become the country’s most powerful elected figure in local government. We join some of the candidates on the campaign trail in a contest that is proving hard to call

Limerick mayoral candidate Dee Ryan (right) with one of her campaign team canvassing in the Castletroy area of Limerick City. Photo: Don Moloney

Kim Bielenberg

John Moran, once one of the country’s most powerful civil servants, gently strokes the back of his red setter Henri as he outlines his vision for Limerick.

Moran is one of 15 candidates running for the position of directly elected mayor of Limerick city and county.