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LAST UPDATE | 11 Jun 2024
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE JOHN Moran continues to hold the top spot in the Limerick mayoral election after the 11th count today.
Moran has maintained his lead over the second-place candidate Helen O’Donnell (Ind).
Tallies had predicted that Moran would lead after the first count and this proved correct when it was announced shortly after 5pm yesterday.
Moran managed to scoop 23% of the first preference vote among the 15 candidates, safely ahead of his next highest rival.
After the 11th count, which was announced just after 3pm today, Moran continues to lead with 24,958 votes.
O’Donnell is in second place with 19,353 votes.
Dee Ryan of Fianna Fáil is currently in third place with 18,875 votes.
Fine Gael’s Daniel Butler has been eliminated and his votes redistributed with Ryan being the main beneficiary.
State of the Poll after Count 11 - Mayor of Limerick Election:
— Limerick Council - Comhairle Luimnigh (@LimerickCouncil) June 11, 2024
-Dee Ryan - FF - EXCLUDED - Votes of 18,875 to be distributed.
More: https://t.co/FXrVa5q6XN #DEMLimerick #LimerickCount #Limerick pic.twitter.com/gnuqvlTOij
Sinn Féin’s Maurice Quinlivan came fifth overall in a performance that will be seen as disappointing both for him and for Sinn Féin.
While the constituency boundaries aren’t the same, Quinlivan got 24% of the vote to top the poll in the general election in Limerick City in 2020, whereas in he won just 10% of the vote of first preferences yesterday.
Moran, a former General Secretary at the Department of Finance, was the bookies’ favourite heading into the contest, and has a long association with the city.
As well as his high-profile stint in the Department of Finance, Moran was Ireland’s director on the European Investment Bank and was chair of the Land Development Agency.
With reporting from Jane Matthews and David Mac Redmond.
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Do they put the remains back out or what? This is very interesting
@Ísla Carabine:
Wonder if they’re superstitious?
@Glascott Richard Symes: Surely it would be better to cremate first, then scatter the ashes on the water so that this situation doesn’t arise. What if the same thing happens again.
@Glascott Richard Symes: please tell me you’re joking.
I honestly didn’t know it was even an option here. Terrible for the family right now of course but it’s certainly sounds much more pleasant than being buried
@Avina Laaf: generally I’m not but I would be if this happened!
@Glascott Richard Symes: hang on! The coffin goes out to sea as well?!
Very disappointed with the comments. This women was an Irish citizen and obviously it was a wish to be buried at sea. It’s unfortunate that her remains were washed ashore, this must be heartbreaking for the family to have to deal with. My condolences to the family and friends.
@Donna: I agree Donna. Must be quite disturbing for the family after what happened :(
The coffin you use must be made of solid softwood and must not contain any plastic, lead, copper or zinc. It must have:
between 40 and 50 50mm (2 inch) holes drilled throughout
corners butt-jointed and strengthened with mild steel right angle brackets screwed internally, or substantial wooden bracing struts 50 x 38mm
about 200kg of iron, steel or concrete clamped to the base of the coffin with brackets of 10mm mild steel bar, or blocks of weak concrete mix
weight distributed evenly to prevent the coffin from turning to the vertical
2 long mild steel bands running from the top to the bottom of the coffin
several mild steel bands across the coffin at about 30cm intervals along its length
The coffin and any inner box or liner must be made from natural, non-toxic and biodegradable materials. They must both be able to withstand any impact and be able to carry the body quickly to the seabed.
The only time I have heard of anything similar to this was when some fishermen reckoned that a beam trawler had smashed up a coffin and let the remains up into the current/tide. It may also explain this. Beamers wreck the sea bed.
There are two issues here, first it must be incredibly upsetting and distressing for the family and all who know this woman and anyone would feel for them. Second issue is an environmental one and there are very good reasons why as a species we don’t just bury bodies where we feel like it. Imagine if the body was only a few weeks dead and few kids found it? Insane practise.
Can’t have bodies resurfacing and washing up because bodies are allowed to be buried at sea ,with regulations to protect the environment . You should only be buried at sea as a last resort and not as a choice
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