Horse Racing Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Racing Ireland

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details Invitation to Leopardstown masterplan stakeholder engagement

Intended results Awareness of economic & social benefits of Leopardstown Racecourse

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Suzanne Eade

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)

Stakeholder engagement

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.

Cormac Devlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Purcell Adviser to Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Ray McAdam Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Barry Saul Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Carrie Smyth Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Eva-Elizabeth Dowling Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Fiona Murray Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Frank McNamara Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jim Gildea Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

JP Durkan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Maurice Dockrell Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Oisín O'Connor Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Paul Kennedy Acting Director of Service (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Pierce Dargan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Tom Kivlehan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Anna Grainger Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Dan Carson Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Eoin O’Driscoll Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Frank Curran Chief Executive Officer (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jacqueline Burke Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Jim O'Leary Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

John Kennedy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Justin Moylan Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Kazi Ahmed Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Lauren Tuite Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Lettie McCarthy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Liam Dockery Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Lorraine Hall Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Mary Fayne Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Michael Clark Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Michael Fleming Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Peter O'Brien Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Tom Murphy Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)