A Limerick man, John Doran, has been elected as the mayor of the London Borough of Spelthorne, one of London's 32 boroughs.
Mayor Doran, who was born and raised in Thomondgate, now lives in Stanwell, a village near Heathrow Airport.
The area covers a number of areas on the doorstep of Heathrow Airport.
Author's summary: Limerick man John Doran elected mayor.