# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 4 March, 2021
# michael-mcnamara - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Senator McDowell says Ireland can no longer ignore the “clear challenge” of the Chinese Communist Party.
# michael-mcnamara - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Factfind
# Factfind
A TD said on RTÉ Radio One at the weekend: “We have stopped measuring suicide and self-harm in this country.”
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
Calls for rapid airport testing have been backed by the chair of Dáil Covid Committee.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Lockdown
# Lockdown
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has asked NPHET whether the Kildare lockdown can be lifted early.
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 13 August, 2020
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants
Meat industry representatives appeared before the special Dáil committee on Covid this afternoon.
# michael-mcnamara - Monday 18 May, 2020
# Michael McNamara
# Michael McNamara
Former HSE chief Tony O’Brien questioned the length of the sitting.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
# Ennis Circuit Court
# Ennis Circuit Court
McNamara has served no time off the road as the case has been under appeal.
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 25 January, 2018
# Court Appeal
# Court Appeal
He is allowed remain on the road pending his appeal hearing.
# michael-mcnamara - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
# Michael McNamara
# Michael McNamara
Former Labour deputy Michael McNamara disputed garda evidence in court today.
# michael-mcnamara - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
# Clare
# Clare
Michael McNamara is contesting all charges.
# michael-mcnamara - Sunday 6 March, 2016
# When The Dust Settles
# When The Dust Settles
High-profile casualties of the election have opened up about the pain of not being reelected.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 16 December, 2015
# Suspension
# Suspension
Michael McNamara was suspended from the house just before lunchtime.
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 17 September, 2015
# Michael McNamara
# Michael McNamara
Michael McNamara has been critical of the government over the summer but has now rejoined the Labour parliamentary party.
# michael-mcnamara - Monday 6 July, 2015
Labour has denied there is any connection between Michael McNamara ’s removal from the health committee and his attempt to hold hearings on abortion.
# michael-mcnamara - Friday 29 May, 2015
# Man Overboard
# Man Overboard
Michael McNamara ’s not having a great week.
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 28 May, 2015
# Man Overboard
# Man Overboard
Michael McNamara is set to lose the Labour whip after saying he cannot support the proposed sale of Aer Lingus to IAG.
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 27 May, 2015
# Three Strikes And Out
# Three Strikes And Out
Michael McNamara is said to be undecided on whether he will support the proposed sale of the state’s stake in Aer Lingus.
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 30 April, 2015
# Not On The Same Page
# Not On The Same Page
Michael McNamara won’t lose the party whip.
# michael-mcnamara - Monday 9 March, 2015
# Abortion
# Abortion
Every Life Counts wants the term banned, saying it “dehumanises” babies.
# michael-mcnamara - Tuesday 10 February, 2015
# Labour's Way
# Labour's Way
Meanwhile, Anne Ferris said she is willing to face the consequences of being expelled from the Labour Party.
# michael-mcnamara - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
# AWOL
# AWOL
Michael McNamara has admitted he refused to vote for the establishment of the controversial new semi-state company.
# michael-mcnamara - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
# Say Something
From The Daily Edge
# Say Something
It’s too early for onion chopping, surely.
# michael-mcnamara - Sunday 4 May, 2014
# Dole
# Dole
This is due to the scale of anti-fraud measures that must be developed.
# michael-mcnamara - Sunday 5 January, 2014
# World War I
# World War I
No? One Labour TD believes that more should be done to commemorate Redmond, an East Clare MP who died in World War I.
# michael-mcnamara - Saturday 13 July, 2013
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers
Plus – how many PCs were sold around the world so far this year?
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 11 July, 2013
# Mistake
# Mistake
Michael McNamara voted against the government but the party said it was a ‘genuine mistake’.
# michael-mcnamara - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
# Personal Insolvency Bill
# Personal Insolvency Bill
The Minister for Defence Alan Shatter said that there was nothing in the Garda Code, the Discipline Regulations or the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 which would prevent gardaí from availing of the service.
# michael-mcnamara - Friday 5 April, 2013
# Nessa Childers
# Nessa Childers
The MEP’s decision to resign from the parliamentary party was met with disappointment and criticism from her Labour colleagues today.
# Labour
# Labour
A suggestion that the Tánaiste has been seeking support for his leadership from the parliamentary party has been denied by Labour and a number of its TDs though many did not return calls today.
# michael-mcnamara - Monday 1 April, 2013
# Autism Awareness
# Autism Awareness
James Reilly says it would be too expensive to light his Department’s HQ blue tomorrow to mark Autism Awareness Day.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
# Abortion
# Abortion
Labour TD Michael McNamara said that Cardinal Brady misrepresented the legal position within which the Oireachtas is required to legislate.
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 24 May, 2012
# All Politics Is...
# All Politics Is...
The Dáil voted down a proposal from Niall Collins to include some border areas of Co Clare under a new Limerick council.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
# Acta
# Acta
TD for Clare Michael McNamara was speaking about ACTA at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
# michael-mcnamara - Saturday 18 February, 2012
# In Numbers
# In Numbers
Greek MPs, Irish jobs, German cable ties, and all the other news from the week in handy numerical format…
# michael-mcnamara - Thursday 16 February, 2012
# Democracy Inaction
# Democracy Inaction
Business in the Dáil was held up to vote on ordering Michael McNamara to leave – even though he already had.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 1 February, 2012
# School Cuts
# School Cuts
Demonstrators believe planned staffing cuts will lead to large class size increases – and fear some schools could close down altogether.
# michael-mcnamara - Wednesday 11 May, 2011
# Donations
# Donations
Fianna Fáil’s private bill on Political Donations is defeated – as a Labour TD asks where the party has disappeared to…
# michael-mcnamara - Monday 9 May, 2011
# Europe Day
# Europe Day
TDs from both Fianna Fáil and Labour criticise today’s proceedings, with one TD saying MEPs are like “a lighthouse in a bog”.
A couple of afternoon thundershowers
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Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy, a little rain; breezy
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A stray shower; breezy in the afternoon
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