The Limerick—Let’s Talk About our Mayor! The project provided a public consultation 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, creative and inclusive consultative 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 consultative 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 Participation Network, Limerick Youth Service, CWELL, and the University of Limerick, with external support from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and eTownz—a digital development company focused on community development.