Alcohol Action Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Alcohol Action Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Alcohol and sports sponsorship

Intended results Raise awareness of issues around alcohol sports sponsorship and its impact on youth drinking as outlined in AAI report. Report recommends a ban on this form of alcohol marketing.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sheila Gilheany, Eoin Ryan,

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Contact their local representatives to highlight issues around alcohol and sports sponsorship and seek support for action to ban this form of marketing. Emails can be sent through AAI website. TDs contacted in this way are listed below.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members Emailed all Oireachtas Members re AAI report

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (51-100)

Social Media (6-10)

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.

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Finance)

Edward Timmins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marian Harkin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frank Feighan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin TD (The Lower House of the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aidan Farrelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Lawless Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)

Joe Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Naoise O'Cearúil TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

Richard O'Donoghue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Norma Foley Minister (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Garret Kelleher Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Minister of State (Department of Health)

Professor Mary Horgan Chief Medical Officer (Department of Health)

Michael Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Roche TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Manus Boyle Senator (Seanad)

Maria Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Teresa Costello Senator (Seanad)

Nicole Ryan Senator (Seanad)

Pádraig Rice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Colm Burke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joanna Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Carrighy Senator (Seanad)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pádraig O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn Senator (Seanad)

Garrett Ahern Senator (Seanad)

Alison Comyn Senator (Seanad)

Rónán Mullen Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)