Blue Yard Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Blue Yard Ltd

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Indecon Report on Intercounty Players for GPA

Intended results Education on the Indecon Report on Intercounty Players for GPA

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mandy Johnston

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mandy Johnston (Former DPO) Government Press Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Gaelic Players Association Designated Activity Company

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Talent Garden, Claremont Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 D11 YNR2

Main business or activity

Company website www.gaelicplayers.com

Contact email address info@gaelicplayers.com

Contact phone number

Contact address Talent Garden, Claremont Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 D11 YNR2

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Inform on Indecon GPA Report

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.

Michael Healy-Rae Minister of State (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Jackie Healy-Rae Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)