Paramedic graduates
At a time of immense pressure on its services, the National Ambulance Service needs to re-examine how it can utilise Paramedic Studies graduates of the University of Limerick.
Growing shortage of vets in large animal practices
A new Veterinary School should be developed on a similar model to the School of Medicine at UL in order to address a growing shortage of vets in large animal practices as current practitioners retire.
McNamara backs UL model for new Veterinary School
Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara has called for a new Veterinary School to be developed on a similar model to the School of Medicine at UL in order to address a growing shortage of vets in large animal practices as current practitioners retire.
Read MorePay rates for PhD students
Despite lip service to the importance of science in the Dáil last night, poor funding of PhD students in Ireland continues.
Limerick Northern Distributor Road
Without announcing a sustainable transport alternative, the Government’s decision to abandon the second phase of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road is short-sighted.
Northern Distributor Road
The Government’s decision not to proceed with the second phase of the Northern Distributor Road lacks strategic vision. The Clare side of the University of Limerick campus needs to be developed for the benefit of the university, Clare, Limerick and the wider region, and sustainable travel links should be central to that development. The Government has sadly neglected these imperatives.
McNamara urges regional cooperation on SDZ proposal
Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara has urged Clare County Council and the University of Limerick (UL) to engage fully and constructively with Limerick City and County Council and other regional interests in their bid to have the university campus in County Clare and its hinterland designated as an Economic Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).
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Limerick to Scariff Greenway moves to preliminary design stage
Clare T.D. Michael McNamara has confirmed that the preliminary design of a Greenway linking Limerick City with Clonlara, O’Briensbridge, Killaloe and Scariff will go to tender next week.
Read MoreMcNamara seeks community buy-in for Greenway projects
Independent TD Michael McNamara has welcomed the allocation of funding to separate Greenway projects in West and East Clare but has warned that both will require the buy-in of the local community, particularly landowners, to ensure their successful delivery.
Read MoreRecession and Bank Lending
In the Dáil today I questioned Professor Stephen Kinsella (Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick) and Professor Alan Barrett (Chief Executive Officer of the ESRI) about the severity of the recession that is anticipated and what impact it will have on bank lending practices.
UL to offer student accommodation refunds
Michael McNamara, Clare T.D., has received confirmation that the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick (UL) has approved the issuing of refunds for students in rented accommodation at UL.
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