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McNamara hopeful Lufthansa Technik jobs can be saved

Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has expressed his hope that more than 300 highly-skilled full-time jobs can be saved at Lufthansa Technik Shannon Ltd. as a result of a successful restructuring of the business or a buyer being found in the coming weeks for the Clare-based operation.

Holy Island could be dropped from UNESCO List

Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) in East Clare will fall off Ireland's Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites unless Clare County Council pulls out the stops now, according to Deputy Michael McNamara.

No Aer Lingus US flights from Shannon until 2022?

Aer Lingus transatlantic services from Shannon Airport could remain grounded until summer 2022 as the airline's schedule 'remains under review'.

Road upgrade following watermain works

Clare County Council and Irish Water have committed to fully restoring the road surface between Mullagh and Miltown Malbay following the completion of pipe laying works.

Airport ‘rehashed’ funding announcement a cynical PR exercise

Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara is accusing the Government of engaging in a "cynical PR exercise" by today announcing €6.3 million in funding for Shannon Airport, an announcement already made last November.

New offshore wind energy project will power 1.5m homes

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has said the proposed development of a 270km2 flagship floating offshore wind development project off the coast of counties Clare and Kerry could place Moneypoint at the centre of Ireland’s offshore energy strategy.

McNamara critical of Mandatory Hotel Quarantine strategy

Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has criticised the Government's Mandatory Hotel Quarantine strategy, which he described as "a half-baked exercise in optics" and a "flawed measure" in the context of an unchecked border with Northern Ireland and when the majority of persons arriving in the state whether by air, sea or over land are not tested for variants of Covid-19. 

Continued expansion of Ennis Medical Assessment Unit 

A recruitment process for new staff and the expansion of the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) in Ennis Hospital is underway, according to Michael McNamara, T.D.

Kilkee ATM to be maintained after branch closure

Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has received confirmation from the Bank of Ireland that it will continue to provide an ATM service in Kilkee after the local branch closes.
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