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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 City Business Association
January–April
[Environment] Busking & Street Performance By-Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Communicated GCBA's views on Busking & Street Performance By-Laws"}
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Galway City Business Association
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] To confirm the GCBA's agreement with the Galway Chamber Election Manifesto
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Communicated GCBA's agreement of elements of the Galway Chamber manifesto"}
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Galway City Business Association
January–April
[Economic Development and Industry] Update meeting with Galway City Council regarding GCBA priorities for 2019
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Communicated the GCBA's agenda and priorities for 2019 to Galway city council"} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway Chamber
May–August
[Local Government] Briefing organised by Galway Chamber in conjunction with other business groups including The Village Salthill, Woodquay Galway, Galway City Business Association, The Latin Quarter, American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, Galway Convention Bureau, Galway's Westend, East Village Galway and Galway Business Watch and the newly elected Galway City Council as well members of the executive of Galway City Council
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Owen Hanley', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': "Martina O'Connor", 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Eddie Hoare', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Clodagh Higgins', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Cheevers', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 4 more
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Update to Galway City Council regarding GCBA projects for 2019/2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Communicated the GCBA's projects for 2019/2020 to the Mayor, Councillors and Council Executive of Galway City Council.\nInvite to meeting to discuss the projects"} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Environment] Busking & Street Performance By-Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Communicated GCBA's views on Busking & Street Performance By-Laws"}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Joint Business Group Budget Submission on behalf of the Galway City Business Community
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email to gain funding for vital city centre projects.'} {'name': 'Meeting All Councillors', 'role': 'Meeting to discuss Joint Business Group Budget Submission 2020 & Christmas Decoration Funding.\n\nLocation: Galway Chamber Office\nDate: 04th September 2019'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Nepta Moggan', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Alan Cheevers', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 16 more
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Environment] Busking & Street Performance By-Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Mike Cubbard', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
January–April
[Environment] Businesses supporting the Street Performance & Busking By-Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email to all Councillors asking for support for amended Street Performance & Busking By-Laws.\nAmendments included: Ban on amplification & Ban on circle acts in the protected streetscapes.'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Michael John Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Cathal Ó Conchúir', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Environment] Street Performance & Busking By-Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email on behalf of the Galway City Business Association to all Councillors asking for support the Street Performance & Busking By-Laws'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Alliance for Insurance Reform
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Seán Kyne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Hildegarde Naughton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Éamon Ó Cuív', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Noel Grealish', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Big Screen Event in Eyre Square for the All-Ireland Hurling Final on 19th August
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'To gain support for Galway City Council to financially support the Big Screen event in Eyre Square on 19th Aug'} {'name': 'Letter All Councillors', 'role': 'To gain support for Galway City Council to financially support the Big Screen event in Eyre Square on 19th Au'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Joint Business Group Budget Submission
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'To gain support to use the funding for vital city centre projects such as footfall counter.'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Economic Development and Industry] Galway City Christmas Funding
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'To gain support for the Joint Business Group submission for Christmas in Galway City.'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Joint Business Group Budget Submission on behalf of the Galway City Business Community
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email to gain funding for vital city centre projects.'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Environment] Street Performance & Busking By-Laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email on behalf of the Galway City Business Association to all Councillors asking for support the Street Performance & Busking By-Laws'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Transport] Sought assistance with traffic congestion during busy Christmas period.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Letter sent by email to all Galway City Councillors, Galway Transport Unit & Galway City Council seeking support for an escalated traffic plan for the busy Christmas period'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Declan McDonnell', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Galway City Business Association Support for Project Ceannt
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Event / Reception All Local Authority Members', 'role': 'Galway City Business Association was represented at a Ceannt Station public consultation meeting on Friday 7th December in Tribeton'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Economic Development and Industry] Sought permission to use funding to improve the Christmas experience in Galway City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Communication to all Councillors seeking support to use funding to improve the Christmas experience in Galway City'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Niall McNelis', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Sought direct channels of communication with Galway City Council regarding the regeneration of the city streetscape
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Galway City Business Association's support of the change of use of the former Connacht Tribune Printworks and paper store to develop the Market Street Food Market
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Galway City Business Association's support of the Galway City Council's applications for Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF) across a range of initiatives in Galway city.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Galway City Business Association support of the Galway City Ring Road (N6)
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Sharing the Galway City Business Association's support of the development of the Galway City ring road (N6)"} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] An application to secure funding for a number of city centre projects
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email of Joint Budget Submission sent to all Galway City Councillors to gain support'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Eileen Ruane', 'role': 'Director of Services or Equivalent (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Community] GCBA lobbied Galway City Councillors to support the adoption of formal busking policy for Galway City
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': ''} {'name': 'Ollie Crowe', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Peter Keane', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
May–August
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Lobbied support in a bid for the GCBA to organise the Christmas Market in Galway. GCBA were unsuccessful in their bid.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Meeting All Councillors', 'role': 'Fianna Fail & Fine Gael Councillors'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Transport] Letter of support for the emergency proposal for Garda presence at key junctions in the city
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Email to all galway City Councillors re the GCBA's support of the emergency traffic plan"} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Environment] City Businesses show support for Busking By-laws
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Letter on behalf of Galway City Businesses emailed to all Galway City Councillors'} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Public Expenditure and Reform] Joint Business Group Budget Submission for funds for vital city wide projects
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Nial McNelis (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Email sent to Galway City Councillors seeking support for the Joint Business Group Budget Submission'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Invitation to an open meeting to seek support from Galway City Councillors for the Joint Business Group Budget Submission'} {'name': 'Event / Reception All Councillors', 'role': 'Open Meeting for Councillors & Business owners in the city to discuss the Joint Business Group Budget Submission'} {'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': 'Thank you letter was emailed to all councillors for awarding 50k to the business groups in the city & with a request for information on how to access this fund'} {'name': 'Pearce Flannery', 'role': 'Councillor (Galway City Council)'} + 3 more
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Galway City Business Association
September–December
[Development and Zoning] Galway City Business Association Support for Bonham Dock Development
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Councillors', 'role': "Letter sent by email expressing the GCBA's support for decision made by Galway City Council re Bonham Dock Development"} {'name': 'Brendan McGrath', 'role': 'CEO (Galway City Council)'}
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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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