Newly-elected Dublin City Councillors are to discuss whether Sinn Fein should hold the office of Lord Mayor in 2016 - the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising.

The role is usually rotated amongst parties and Sinn Fein is due to elect one of its members as Dublin's first citizen.

Sinn Fein is now the largest party in the 63 seat council with 16 councillors.

But some councillors have claimed they will hijack the 100th anniversary celebrations in 2016.

But out-going Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn does not share that view.

Dan Griffin from the Irish Times says some moves by Fianna Fail have confused the situation.