Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 13 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Enhanced Collaboration between Ireland and the UK

Intended results To advocate for enhanced collaboration and closer ties between Ireland and the UK, particularly between regional cities, in shared areas of interest, and to call for the next Ireland-UK Summit to be held in Cork.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy, Rob Horgan

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

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Cork Oireachtas members only.

Email All MEPs Ireland South MEPs only.

Email All Councillors Cork City and County Councillors only.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Press release sent on 11th April 2025, 'From Summit to Solutions: UK and Ireland Advance Shared Agenda in Cork.'

Event / Reception (1)

Reception with British Ambassador and embassy team held on 10th April in River Lee Hotel, Cork.

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.

Valerie O'Sullivan Chief Executive Officer (Cork City Council)

Moira Murrell Chief Executive Officer (Cork County Council)

Jerry Buttimer Minister of State (Department of Rural and Community Development)

Dan Boyle Councillor (Cork City Council)

Joe Carroll Councillor (Cork County Council)