The Limerick—Let’s Talk About our Mayor! The project provided a public consulta on process in response to the result of a county-wide plebiscite in favour of establishing a Directly Elected Mayor (DEM) with executive powers for Limerick City and County. The process was designed to raise public awareness about the creation of a new kind of Mayor for Limerick, and to provide an opportunity for any associated challenges to be surfaced in advance of its establishment. The project aim was to provide a well-designed, crea ve and inclusive consulta ve process that could contribute added-value to existing developmental strategies in Limerick by creating a positive momentum for change. It was envisaged that a genuinely consulta ve process could help to build consensus about the potential and possibilities for the new role. The project is a community collaboration between a range of invested stakeholders representing Limerick residents across the county. These include: LCCC; Limerick Public Par cipa on Network, Limerick Youth Service, CWELL, and the University of Limerick, with external support from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and e-Townz—a digital development company focused on community development.
