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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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Lobbying Returns
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Registered Lobbyists
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Aidan Gleeson
January–April
[Sports and Recreation] Kildare County Council are building a road beside Athy Rugby Club - We lobbied for Kildare County Council to put up an appropiate ball stop fence and to own that fence - we failed in our attempt and we failed the future generations of the Rugby Club
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'We explained to the Athy Councillors that Athy Rugby Club want Kildare County Council to admit their error and redesign an appropiate ballstop fence that would be in the ownership and stewardship of Kildare County Council'} {'name': 'Aoife Breslin', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ivan Keatley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Veralouise Behan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Dooley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Leigh', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} + 2 more
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Aidan Gleeson
September–December
[Sports and Recreation] Kildare County Council are building a road beside Athy Rugby Club - We lobbied for Kildare County Council to put up an appropiate ball stop fence and to own that fence - we failed in our attempt and we failed the future generations of the Rugby Club
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'We explained to the Athy Councillors that Athy Rugby Club want Kildare County Council to admit their error and redesign an appropiate ballstop fence that would be in the ownership and stewardship of Kildare County Council'} {'name': 'Aoife Breslin', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Ivan Keatley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Veralouise Behan', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Brian Dooley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Mark Leigh', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} + 2 more
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Aidan Gleeson
September–December
[Banking and Financial Institutions] Lobbied Martin Heydon & Michael D'arcy TD to assist with insurance for Athy Rugby Club. Requested they subsequently look at legislation changes or Sports Clubs will be forced to close.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}
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Aidan Gleeson
September–December
[Housing] Asked a county councillor to look into a submission I made to the Athy Local Development Plan to have zoning changed on a small site.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brian Dooley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}
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Aidan Gleeson
January–April
[Development and Zoning] Lobbied to have an area rezoned to "New Residential" in next Athy Local Area Plan
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Ivan Keatley', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'}
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Aidan Gleeson
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Planning Decision for a site on Geraldine Road, Athy
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mark Wall', 'role': 'Councillor (Kildare County Council)'} {'name': 'Martin Heydon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Seán Ó Fearghaíl', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Most Lobbied TDs

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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