Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 4)
Save the Children UK
2025-12-15
Intent: Exchange on key humanitarian and development issues for children globally, opportunities for deeper engagement on the children and armed conflict agenda identified
Details: Meeting between CEO SCUK and Ambassador Fergal Mythen in New York
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: Meeting in New York on common priorities for humanitarian action and opportunities for deeper engagement on the children and armed conflict agenda - Meeting
The Psychological Society of Ireland
2025-09-11
Intent: PSI representatives met with Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the UN, including His Excellency Fergal Mythen and Mr Shane Stephens, to discuss the upcoming UN Political Declaration on NCDs and mental health. PSI highlighted priorities for mental health, advocating for the inclusion of psychology and evidence-informed approaches to influence the declaration and ensure mental health and wellbeing were appropriately reflected in global policy.
Details: Engagement with Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on the UN Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health, Advocating for Psychology’s Role in Global Policy
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: Engaged with the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN to discuss priorities for mental health and advocate for inclusion of psychology and evidence-informed approaches in the forthcoming UN Political Declaration on NCDs and mental health. - Meeting
Alcohol Action Ireland
2025-09-09
Intent: Seeking to have harms from alcohol fully included in the the Political Declaration from the United Nations High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health
Details: Political Declaration from the United Nations High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health
Officials: Simon Harris, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Fergal Mythen
Methods: Email
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
2025-09-01
Intent: Awareness
Details: World Drowning Prevention
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: HLPF event hosted by Ireland and Bangladesh, advancing evidence based solutions for drowning prevention in Fisheries and the blue economy. - Event / Reception
Transparency International Ireland
2025-01-21
Intent: Ireland's support for stronger anti-corruption provisions at the UN Summit of the Future
Details: Alexander Chance and John Devitt wrote a joint email to Ambassador Mythen on 13 September 2024 to advocate for Ireland to push for stronger anti-corruption provisions at the forthcoming UN Summit of the Future.
Officials: Fergal Mythen
Methods: Letter
Sightsavers Ireland
2025-01-16
Intent: Retention or increased ODA funding, increased funding for disability inclusive development
Details: Retention of ODA funding, increase for funding for disability inclusive development
Officials: Anne Rabbitte, Seán Fleming, Jack Chambers, Micheál Martin, Michael Gaffey, Fergal Mythen, Simon Harris, Aidan Fitzpatrick
Methods: Meeting at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Dalkey on 13/09/24 - Meeting, Meeting at UN Headquarters, NY, on 21/09/24 - Meeting, Meeting at UN Headquarters, NY on 22/09/24 - Meeting, ...
Concern Worldwide
2025-01-01
Intent: Ireland's sustained political engagement to increase humanitarian aid and encourage peace negotiations. Ireland to raise the situation in Sudan at the UN General Assembly, and call on donors to address the funding gap, the humanitarian and protection crisis in the country.
Details: Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
Officials: Simon Harris, Seán Fleming, Micheál Martin, Michael Gaffey, Fergal Mythen
Methods: Letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris - Letter, Follow up meeting with Minister Sean Fleming - Meeting, Meeting with Ambassador Feargal Mythen's office - Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN. - Meeting
Uplift
2024-01-23
Intent: Ireland's UN representative would call for a Uniting for Peace Resolution for a ceasefire and end to the blockade of Gaza
Details: Emails, calls and Tweets sent to the Tánaiste and the Taoseach asking that the Permanent Mission to the UN for Ireland would call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Officials: Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar, Fergal Mythen
Methods: 224 Uplift members called the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs asking them to support a ceasefire in Gaza - Phone call, Uplift members sent 2,502 emails to the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs to bring a ceasefire to Gaza - Email, Uplift members made 287 phone calls to Ireland's UN representative asking them to vote for a Uniting for Peace Resolution for a ceasefire and end to the blockade of Gaza - Phone call, ...
Amnesty International Ireland
2022-05-21
Intent: Seek a meeting to discuss Ireland's approach to UK Government’s proposed de facto amnesty
Details: Request for high-level meeting to discuss UK Government’s proposed legislation providing a de facto amnesty for Northern Ireland Troubles-related grave human rights violations
Officials: Simon Coveney, Fergal Mythen, Micheál Martin
Methods: Email in follow-up to October 2021 letter from AI Ireland and AI UK requesting a meeting - Email
Amnesty International Ireland
2022-01-21
Intent: Welcome the Irish Government’s unequivocal rejection of the UK government’s proposals, and seek a meeting to discuss
Details: Objection to UK Government’s plans to legislate for a de facto amnesty for grave human rights violations and abuses committed during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ - Joint letter with Amnesty International UK
Officials: Micheál Martin, Simon Coveney, Fergal Mythen
Methods: Letter, Letter sent by email - Email