Aer Lingus workers at Shannon Airport will be laid off without pay for three months from next week, the carrier has confirmed.

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara says Bank of Ireland’s decision to close three branches in Clare and 85 others  throughout the Republic of Ireland underpins the financial sector’s push towards online banking at the expense of many people in rural Ireland.

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator for Clare, Timmy Dooley, has welcomed the engagement of the patrons of post primary schools in the Ennis area to resolve the issue of enrolments in post primary schools in Ennis.   

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator, Timmy Dooley, will host a meeting with the Irish Postmasters’ Union and members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party today to discuss how the state can support and safeguard the post office network.

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley, has called on the Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan to extend the just transition funding to West Clare communities to offset the economic impact of the downsizing of the MoneyPoint Power Station.  

The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks has today written to Minister Eamon Ryan welcoming the Government’s adoption of the EU traffic light system for international travel from midnight on Sunday, 8 November, and calling on the Minister to ensure testing for Covid-19 at Irish airports is a central element of its implementation.

Funding has been secured he help Clare County Council to bridge the gap left by loss of rates revenue from Moneypoint Power Plant.  

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley says the Government should consider a road map for the reopening of the aviation sector as Ryanair bases in Shannon and Cork are under threat.

Ryanair is threatening to closes its bases at Shannon and Cork unless the Government relaxes its quarantine restrictions on passengers flying into Ireland.