NewsBrands Ireland

Lobbying Organisation NewsBrands Ireland

Date published 26 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details Defamation law reform

Intended results Publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ann Marie Lenihan

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.

Phone call (6-10)

Phone calls with Minister Browne, Deirdre Gillane, Andrew Munro re status of publication of Defamation (Amendment) Bill

Email (1)

Email to the Taoiseach, Sarah Bardon, Ciara Phelan seeking support for our World Press Freedom Day campaign to prioritise publication of Defamation (Amendment) Bill.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Browne re Defamation (Amendment) Bill

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.

James Browne Minister of State (Department of Justice)

Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)

Simon Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Andrew Munro Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice)

Ciara Phelan Special Adviser (Department of the Taoiseach)

Sarah Bardon Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)