The recommended changes will mean that the current four city wards will be reduced to three—what was formerly Ward One will become Limerick City North (six seats); what was formerly Ward Two will become Limerick City East (four seats) and Limerick City South (seven seats) will replace Wards Three and Four.

The city’s northside will technically gain a councillor because of the recent boundary extension, which brought 1,000 hectares of county Limerick and areas such as Caherdavin under the city’s remit.

In the county, Fedamore, Limerick South Rural and Roxborough (population 4,117) will be transferred from Castleconnell to Bruff while Ballynacarriga and Kildimo (1,243 people) will be transferred from Rathkeale to Bruff.

Around 1,155 people from the electoral area of Castleconnell (Cahercorney and Kilteely) will be transferred to Kilmallock

Around 3,068 from Bruff, Abbeyville, Ballynabanoge, Crean, Grange and Rathmore will now transfer from Bruff to Kilmallock.

Around 1,020 people from Ballynoe, Ballynoewest and Cloncagh will transfer from Rathkeale to Newcastle and the Bruff electoral area will be renamed ‘Adare’.

Political reactions to the changes were mixed with all agreeing that they will have implications for some areas and representatives that will become clearer in the run up to the 2009 local elections.

Limerick-born minister, John Gormley, said that he has “accepted the recommendations” and “will be making the necessary orders to give effect to them as soon as possible”.

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