Olympic Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Olympic Federation of Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Issue re. geo blocking of coverage of Olympic Games in Northern Ireland

Intended results Support of Govt in negotiations with interested parties

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Sherrard, CEO

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter issued 20th February 2024 to Cian O Lionain (Ass Sec Gen) at Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Letter (1)

Letter issued 9th February to Micheál Martin TD., Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minster for Defence

Letter (1)

Letter issued 2nd April to John Newham, Asst. Secretary Dept of Enterprise,Trade & Employment, Cian O Lionain (Ass Sec Gen) at Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Conor Verdon PO Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment,

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Cian Ó Lionáin Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

John Newham Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)