For the Canadian ice hockey defenceman, see Mike McNamara.Michael "Mike" McNamara (born 1949 in Scariff, County Clare) is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Scariff from the 1960s until the 1980s. McNamara is also a publican and night club owner in Scariff and served as manager of the Offaly and Clare senior inter-county teams.