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ID 257300

IrelandIrelandActive member

Michael MCNAMARA

RenewRenew Europe
Independent

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

9

Currently active

5

Total departed

4

Departed share

44.4%

4 of 9

Office over time

9 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EUGENE OISÍN MC SWINEYConor Finbarr MC CARTHYEímear Eílís BRENNANAdam Christian WATERSBrianna BYRNEMARY SHEILA DUGGANNiamh GURNEdel CARROLLSHEIL KINNEAR LIMITED
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
EUGENE OISÍN MC SWINEYAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Conor Finbarr MC CARTHYAccredited assistants30/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Eímear Eílís BRENNANAccredited assistants28/11/2024left before Mar 2026
Adam Christian WATERSAccredited assistants03/06/2025in post
Brianna BYRNEAccredited assistants26/08/2025left before Mar 2026
MARY SHEILA DUGGANAccredited assistants01/03/2026in post
Niamh GURNAccredited assistants02/05/2026in post
Edel CARROLLLocal assistants09/01/2025left before Mar 2026
SHEIL KINNEAR LIMITEDPaying agents15/12/2024in post

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member44.4%
EP average30.2%
Ireland17.3%
Renew Europe Group27.1%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants43700
Paying agents10100
Local assistants01100

Active assistants · 5

NameCategorySince
EUGENE OISÍN MC SWINEYAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Adam Christian WATERSAccredited assistants03/06/2025
MARY SHEILA DUGGANAccredited assistants01/03/2026
Niamh GURNAccredited assistants02/05/2026
SHEIL KINNEAR LIMITEDPaying agents15/12/2024

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Michael MCNAMARA per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-111yes
2024-122yes
2025-012yes
2025-022yes
2025-032yes
2025-042yes
2025-052yes
2025-063yes
2025-073yes
2025-083yes
2025-093yes
2025-103yes
2025-113yes
2025-123yes
2026-013yes
2026-023yes
2026-034no
2026-044no
2026-055no
2026-065no
2026-075no
2026-085no
2026-095no
2026-105no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

No dated departures yet.

Former assistants · 4

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Conor Finbarr MC CARTHYAccredited assistants30/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Eímear Eílís BRENNANAccredited assistants28/11/2024left before Mar 2026—
Edel CARROLLLocal assistants09/01/2025left before Mar 2026—
Brianna BYRNEAccredited assistants26/08/2025left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →