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2026-05-19
14 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad; Shane Curley (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Awareness of our Schools Programme and our partnership with SMBC Aviation Capital.Gain support from the the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth in helping the Gallery secure matched-funding and permanent support from Government.
Methods: Submission
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Written submission to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth meeting on 22 April
2026-05-19
0 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Methods: Email
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Invitation to opening of William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy exhibition
2026-05-19
14 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ruth Coppinger (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Emer Currie (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aisling Dempsey (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ryan O'Meara (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Peter Roche (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Gareth Scahill (Senator), Seanad; Joe Conway (Senator), Seanad; Shane Curley (Senator), Seanad; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Pauline Tully (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Awareness of the Gallery's wide ranging youth programmes, how they are funded / could be funded, and the need for a dedicated education centre in the Master Development Plan.
Methods: Email
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth visit to AIB Portrait Prize 2025 and AIB Young Portrait Prize 2025
2026-05-19
14 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; 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; Garret Ahearn (Senator), Seanad; Alison Comyn (Senator), Seanad; Rónán Mullen (Senator), Seanad; Malcolm Noonan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Methods: Email
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Invitation to Leaders' Breakfast
2026-05-19
8 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Keira Keogh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ann Graves (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Methods: Email
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Invitation to view AIB Portrait Prize 2025 and AIB Young Portrait Prize 2025
2026-01-20
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding
Methods: Event / Reception
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Invitation to open and announce the Gallery's key exhibitions and acquisitions in 2026. These include the exhibitions William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy and Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary.
2026-01-20
2 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Methods: EmailEvent / Reception
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Invitation to view AIB Portrait Prize 2025 and AIB Young Portrait Prize 2025
2026-01-20
9 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Micheál Carrigy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; 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
Intent: Awareness of the quality of acquisition and budget required for major acquisitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Unveiling new acquisition by Harry Clarke
2025-09-18
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Norma Foley (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art.
Methods: Informal communication
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Department of Children
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Disability and Equality
2025-09-18
1 official
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Awareness of the quality of exhibition and budget required for major exhibitions of Irish/International art. Awareness of the capital investment required in the Gallery's Master Development Plan. Develop advocates for this investment and secure future funding.
Methods: Letter
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Unveiling new acquisition by Jack B. Yeats