Members of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard have had their membership terminated while a process is undertaken to reconstitute the service on an interm basis.

Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin was in Ennis this afternoon for the 40th annual annual Eamon DeValera commemoration ceremony.

Claims of a ‘disconnect’ between Irish Coast Guard volunteers and senior management have been made before an Oireachtas Committee.

The former Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission has been requested by the Department of the Transport to meet with members of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard which was stood down earlier this month.

The Junior Minister at the Department of Transport has committed to appointing an independent mediator to try and resolve serious issues that the closed...

Meetings between Irish Coast Guard management and members of the Doolin unit of the volunteer service are being held today (Wednesday) after the station was stood down on Monday following a number of shock resignations.

Aer Lingus has confirmed it will re-introduce flying from Shannon in March to JFK and Boston with 14 flights per week to the USA.

Fianna Fail’s Senator Timmy Dooley has said that former Aer Lingus and British Airways/IAG CEO Willie Walsh’s response that it would be “madness” for Shannon Airport to establish its own airline is disrespectful to the airport, to its Chairman designate Pádraig Ó Céidigh and to the legacy of proven pioneers at the airport.

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has today welcomed the publication of the National Development Plan 2021 -2030 which will provide capital funding for a number of infrastructure projects in Clare including the provision of a rail link connecting Shannon with the Limerick commuter rail network.