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2025-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O’Donovan (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Theresa Newman (Special Adviser), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Support for agenda item at Culture Ministers meeting in Brussels regarding the value of the Culture and creative sectors in the development of AI: safeguarding copyright and related rights and ensuring transparency in the Code of Practice under the AI Act
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Culture Ministers meeting in Brussels |
2025-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice
Intent: New wording for Section 26 of Defamation Act 2009.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Defamation (Amendment) Bill |
2025-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Meeting to discuss current media market and AI and the news publishing industry
Methods: Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Request for meeting |
2025-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Kelly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alison Comyn (Senator), Seanad; Brian Brennan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joanna 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; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Submission to Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Arts, Media, Culture and Sport as part of pre-leg scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill to highlight news publishers' perspective.
Methods: Submission
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill |
2025-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O’Donovan (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Theresa Newman (Special Adviser), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Tríona Quill (Assistant Secretary), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Meeting to discuss the important role of independent media, the ongoing developments within the news publishing industry and provide a briefing on some of the key issues.
Methods: Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Industry developments |
| — | market trends and current challenges for news publishers |
2025-09-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Highlight the challenges facing news publishers from use of their copyrighted content by AI systems and the impact of AI on Search and traffic to publisher website.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Impact of AI on news publishers |
2025-05-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Niamh Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Micheál Martin (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Michael O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Malcolm Byrne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education; Patrick O’Donovan (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development; Timmy Dooley (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Theresa Newman (Special Adviser), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; Shane Cassells (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Michaela Reilly (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Rónán Ó Domhnaill (Commissioner), Coimisiún na Meán
Intent: Amendments needed to copyright legislation to protect publishers' content and ensure fair negotiations with platforms; Speedy enactment of Defamation Bill; Highlight impact of new Revenue rules re contributors
Methods: Email, Informal communication, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Copyright / AI; Defamation; Revenue rules; ensuring sustainable future for journalism |
2025-05-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Adrian O'Higgins (Special Advisor), Department of Justice; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Enactment of Defamation Bill
Methods: Phone call, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Defamation |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: James Browne (Minister of State), Department of Justice; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Andrew Munro (Assistant Secretary), Department of Justice; Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Simon Harris (An Taoiseach), Department of the Taoiseach; Sarah Bardon (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Paul Clarkson (Government Press Secretary), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Enactment of Defamation (Amendment) Bill
Methods: Phone call, Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Defamation |
2025-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Tánaiste and Minister), Department of Foreign Affairs; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach; Deirdre Gillane (Chief of Staff), Department of the Taoiseach
Intent: Message from the Tanaiste supporting our World News Day campaign and the value of professional trusted journalism.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | World News Day campaign |
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