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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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Caroline Stanley ,Friends of Merlin Woods
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Informed public about zoning of recreational and amenity land in Merlin Woods for specific development and asked them to ask ther councillors why this decision was taken .Contacted councillor Alan Cheevers to ask why he had changed his mind about protecting the woodlands , spoke to Cllr Owen Hanley about the decision made to understand what had happened
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Frank Fahy', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Noel Larkin', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Donal Lyons', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 12 more
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Caroline Stanley ,Friends of Merlin Woods
May–August
[Development and Zoning] Submission on Rezoning of Public and Recreational Amenity Land in Merlin Park Galway
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Sending emails asking to maintain the zoning of Recreational and Amenity Land and reasons why it is vital to our community'} {'name': 'Phone call All Councillors', 'role': 'Contacting Cllrs who were available to talk or via text about fulfilling the objective of a previous motion to protect the Merlin Woods and meadows and to ask those councillors not to rezone the recreational and Amenity land'} {'name': 'Billy Cameron', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Padraig Conneely', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 14 more
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Caroline Stanley ,Friends of Merlin Woods
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Submission on Rezoning of Public and Recreational Amenity Land in Merlin Park Galway
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Sending emails asking to maintain the zoning of Recreational and Amenity Land and reasons why it is vital to our community'} {'name': 'Phone call All Councillors', 'role': 'Contacting Cllrs who were available to talk or via text about fulfilling the objective of a previous motion to protect the Merlin Woods and meadows and to ask those councillors not to rezone the recreational and Amenity land'} {'name': 'Billy Cameron', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Padraig Conneely', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 14 more
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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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