Sinn Féin-led Government would devolve more powers to directly elected mayor of Limerick

Sinn Féin’s Ard Chomhairle will make a final decision on the candidate this weekend. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Sinn Féin’s Ard Chomhairle is expected to make a final decision on the party’s candidate this weekend.Mohammad Syfkhan: ‘It is my duty to offer this beautiful country everything I can. I wrote a song called I Love You Ireland’‘A few months ago my wife left the country. The last six months have been the most traumatic of my life’

The new mayor will also propose the five-year Local Development Plan and will have access to Cabinet ministers with a set number of meetings each year. He told The Irish Times on Wednesday: “I made those comments deliberately to try to get the Government to enhance what they’re doing but I genuinely do believe that there’s potential to expand this role.

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