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Lobbying Tracker

Who lobbies whom about what. Search Ireland's lobbying register to see who is influencing your TDs, ministers, and public officials — and on whose behalf.

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Galway Chamber
May–August
[EU Affairs] Galway Chamber Hosts Strategic Roundtable with MEPs
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nina Carberry', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 2 more
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Housing] Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Local Election Call to Action
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Aisling Burke', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Cheevers', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Shane Forde', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 51 more
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Economic Connections between Galway and Chicago
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
September–December
[Transport] Bus Connect, ring road, and feasibility of lightrail
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Helen Kilroy', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 1 more
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Galway Chamber
September–December
[Housing] More student housing to free up the housing that could be used for families and employees.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Helen Kilroy', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 1 more
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Galway Chamber
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] City and County Council's Rates Budget
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leonard Cleary', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Liam Conneally', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Albert Dolan', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Helen Kilroy', 'role': 'Head of Finance (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 1 more
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Grant Thornton
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Event with guest Minister Coveney to focus on the promotion and development of Galway City as the regional economic engine on Ireland’s West Coast (attended in Galway Chamber capacity)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Grant Thornton
January–April
[Transport] Galway City Ring Road - Galway Chamber Business Lunch with Guest speaker Minister Michael McGrath
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Greater Galway Forum Meeting - Update on the economic progress and development of Galway
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Jim Cullen', 'role': 'Interim Chief Executive Officer (Galway County Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Transport] Galway City Ring Road?
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with MEP Maria Walsh
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Maria Walsh', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Local Government] Galway City Rejuvenation Forum
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Transport] Meeting with Minister Dara Calleary
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alan Cheevers', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Meeting with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Transport] Transportation & Infrastructure SPC – Galway County Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Peter Roche', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Michael Connolly', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Jim Cuddy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Geraldine Donohue', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Pat Hynes', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} {'name': 'Gerry King', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway County Council)'} + 1 more
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Event with guest Minister Coveney to focus on the promotion and development of Galway City as the regional economic engine on Ireland’s West Coast.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
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Galway Chamber
January–April
[Transport] Meeting with Minister of State Jack Chambers
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Jack Chambers', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Transport] Transport in Galway
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'Government Chief Whip and Minister (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Trade] Business & Trade
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Regional Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Kevin Kelly', 'role': 'Chief Executive Officer (Mayo County Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Regional Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Lydon', 'role': 'CEO (Sligo County Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Regional Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Chamber
May–August
[Transport] Transport
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Transport)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Enterprise Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mairéad Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Finance] Investment in the region
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Enterprise Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Housing] Housing
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2024
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
🏢 Enterprise & Employment 🏦 Finance & Banking View on lobbying.ie →
Galway Chamber
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] accelerator Funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Dara Calleary', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}
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Data Source
All lobbying data comes from the Regulation of Lobbying Register, maintained by the Standards in Public Office Commission under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015.

Lobbyists must file returns every 4 months. This tracker makes that data searchable by TD, policy domain, and subject — so you can see who is trying to influence the decisions that affect your life.
Why This Matters
Lobbying is legal and often legitimate. But when property developers lobby TDs who vote on housing policy, or when insurance companies lobby ministers setting regulation — you have a right to know. Transparency is accountability.
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