Cork City is getting set to host a Summit of Mayors in October 2026, following a formal invitation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to host the event that will see mayors, political leaders and public health professionals from across the WHO European Region...

An investigation by the Ombudsman has found inconsistencies in how the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is operated by local authorities, delays in some applications being processed, and inequities between how HAP tenants...

After more than 20 years of partnership and collaboration, the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG) and the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) have officially signed a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC). The three-year Memorandum establishes...

The Electoral Commission is ‘deeply concerned’ over the huge number of inaccuracies on the voting registers, managed and maintained by Ireland's 31 local authorities, and has recommended a plan of action before the next round of electoral events in 2029. The Electoral...

Local authorities should establish their own housing organisations to create sustained social and affordable delivery, according to Prof Michelle Norris, one of the members of the Housing Commission, and she tells 'Council Review' that the new Strategic Housing...

Becoming the first directly elected mayor to take office, not just in Limerick, but in Ireland, John Moran says that his life was transformed in June 2024. Giving the keynote speech at a recent conference on mayoral governance in Dublin, he outlined the ongoing...