Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 6)
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
2025-09-18
Intent: Opening of Athlone Day Care Centre on Friday, 6th June 2025.
Details: Opening of a Day Care Centre by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Officials: Kieran O'Donnell, Robert Troy, Frankie Keena, Liam McDaniel, Barry Cowen, Kevin Boxer Moran
Methods: The event marking the opening of the new centre in Athlone took place on Friday, 6th June 2025The event was attended by ASI staff, supporters and volunteers.The speakers included Cllr. Frankie Keena; Cllr, Liam McDaniel; the Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Kieran O’Donnell TD; and Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Robert Troy TD. Also in attendance was Micheál Carrigy, Kevin Boxer Moran, and Barry Cowen MEP. - Event / Reception
westward Group
2025-09-13
Intent: Proposing the rezoning of land at Monksland Athlone for residential development
Details: contacting local council representatives regarding the Joint Urban Area Plan Athlone
Officials: Domnick Connolly, Donal Kilduff, Emer Kelly, John Keogh, Larry Brennan, Laurence Fallon, Liam Callaghan, Marty McDermott, ...
Methods: Meeting
Mullingar Chamber Of Commerce
2025-09-11
Intent: Monthly SPC meeting of which I sit on.
Details: SPC Meeting - Planning, Regeneration & Transportation.
Officials: Frankie Keena, David Jones, Jean Ryan, David Jones
Methods: Council Chambers, Mullingar. - Meeting
Horse Racing Ireland
2025-05-21
Intent: Advocating the economic benefits of HRI & to ensure continued government support for the Irish horseracing industry
Details: Stallion Trail Invitations
Officials: James Lawless, Bernard Durkan, Aidan Farrelly, Réada Cronin, Naoise O'Cearúil, Joe Neville, Martin Heydon, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, ...
Methods: Email
Ibec
2025-05-21
Intent: Economic development of Athlone
Details: Athlone Economic Strategy Implementation Advisory Group
Officials: Barry Kehoe, John Keogh, Jean Ryan, Frankie Keena, Caitlin Conneely, Jackie Finney, Mark Keaveney, Sean Mullarkey
Methods: Meeting
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2025-01-20
Intent: Facilitating Wheelchair Accessible Playground - Athlone Sports Centre
Details: Lobbying on behalf of an IWA (Irish Wheelchair Association) members in Athlone
Officials: Frankie Keena
Methods: Meeting
Ibec
2024-09-20
Intent: Inform implementation of Economic Strategy for the Regional Growth Centre of Athlone
Details: Regional Growth Centre of Athlone Implementation Advisory Group
Officials: Frankie Keena, Mark Keaveney, Barry Kehoe, John Keogh
Methods: Meeting
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
2024-09-20
Intent: A better working relationship with local authorities and better inclusion of people with disabilities during planning and implementation
Details: We ran 8 hustings for the local elections. The local manifestos included local access issues, housing, Transport, Sport. candidates where to work with IWA members to improve local conditions for people with disabilitiess
Officials: Thomas Phelan, Séamus Ryan, Séamus Ryan, John Pratt, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Thomasina Connell, Barry Walsh, Mark Fitzgerald, ...
Methods: we ran 8 local election hustings, Waterford, Portlaoise, Tipperary, Drogheda, Roscommon, Kenagh, Kilkenny, Athlone - Event / Reception
Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2024-07-24
Intent: To contribute to the formulation and direction of the joint strategy by relaying issues of members concern
Details: Represent Chamber members at the joint strategy meeting of Westmeath and Roscommon County Councils
Officials: Barry Kehoe, Frankie Keena, John Keogh
Methods: Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::To highlight the following key issues that contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system;::1. The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. CAP funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2. The failure of the EU to properly compensate farmers under CAP. In 2014, Ireland received €1.16bn in Pillar one funding from EU – that figure is effectively the same today, 10 years on, despite huge inflation in farmers' cost of production in the interim. Farmers are being asked to do much more to receive a lot less funds in real terms.::3. The proposed Mercusor trade deal bei
Details: Westmeath County Council - 'Enough is Enough' Campaign
Officials: Aengus O'Rourke, Andrew Duncan, Aoife Davitt, Bill Collentine, Denis Leonard, Emily Wallace, Frank McDermott, Frankie Keena, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...