Olympic Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Olympic Federation of Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Meeting wirth Minister and Department Personnel

Intended results Introduction of newly elected OFI President. To provide an update on develpments in Olympism, both in national and intenational spheres.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lochlann Walsh – OFI President

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held on 19th February 2025 Presnt from OFI: Lochlann Walsh – OFI President Peter Sherrard – OFI CEO. Introductory meeting to discuss Strategy, Planning in LA Cycle, funding, philanthropy and areas of cooperation

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.

Charlie McConalogue Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Ciaran O'Donnell Special Adviser (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Michael O’Connor Special Adviser (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)