Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 16 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Trade

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Maritime Trade between Cork and US

Intended results To progress trade opportunities between the Cork region and the US, and enhance Cork's competitiveness in the international trading environment.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cathal McSweeney

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.

Event / Reception (1)

Discussions at event to celebrate five years of Cork-US maritime trade, held in the Clayton Hotel, Cork city on 18th July 2025.

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.

Fergal Dennehy Councillor (Cork City Council)

Ian Doyle Councillor (Cork County Council)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)