MAYOR of Limerick John Moran said he is “not aware of any complaint made against him” following the abrupt ending of Monday night’s monthly meeting of Limerick Council.
During the meeting, Príomh Chomhairleoir, Cllr Catherine Slattery unexpectedly left Council chambers following comments she alleges the Mayor made towards her just moments prior.
She returned to the meeting after a number of adjournments, asking the Mayor: “Will you repeat the comment you made to me off the mic? This comment made me feel disrespected and demeaned to an extent that I had to abandon my role as Príomh Chomhairleoir and leave the chamber.”
“To proceed with this meeting, I want you to apologise and withdraw your comment,” she said.
In response, the Mayor suggested that the meeting be adjourned, saying he did not want “accusations going out into the public domain about me or meetings that I chair”, refuting the comments as “unsubstantiated”.
Cllr Slattery again addressed the Mayor, saying: “Mayor, you are aware that I have started a formal complaint process against you under dignity at work breaches as I felt bullied and intimidated on several occasions since being elected as Príomh Chomhairleoir, and you’ve done it again to me today,” she claimed, before adjourning the meeting.
When asked by the media this Tuesday during the announcement of the 2026 Mayoral Fund about the exchange, the Mayor remained tight-lipped over the exchange, saying: “Today is about good news for Limerick … the people of Limerick deserve that we focus on that today.”
“If there’s any complaint, I’m not aware of, it hasn’t been brought to my attention by the HR team here in the office. So if it’s there, then I’m sure they will come shortly.”
When probed for further comment, the Mayor said: “That is a question that you need to put to the Council. I’m not going to have any view on other people’s behaviour or what they should do or how they would actually want to work in the environment.”
Almost €6.5m in funding is to be allocated to deliver more housing for Limerick under John Moran’s 2026 Mayoral Fund.
The allocation accounts for almost 60 per cent of the total €14.7m fund, which covers 110 different measures in capital investment (€10.8m) and current expenditure (€3.2m).
Among the housing allocations includes €3.9m in funding to buy land for housing across the city and county, and €1m towards the Vienna Housing Model, a pilot project which will enable real estate developers from Limerick Twenty Thirty to explore interventions in the private market.
Over €1.4m was also allocated to progress the Mayor’s SMART housing plans with funding for preliminary works (€69,325) and forward planning for the Patrickswell Masterplan (€40,000).