Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Lobbying Organisation Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Date published 06 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Book AV Room for parliamentary briefing by Mahmoud Nawaja of the BDS Movement

Intended results To book the AV Room for a briefing by Mahmoud Nawaja of the BDS Movement to brief Oireachtas Members on the situation on the ground in Palestine and the work of Palestinian civil society in resisting apartheid and genocide.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Kevin Squires

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.

Email (6-10)

Emailed Padraig MacLochlainn TD requesting help in booking the AV room.

Meeting (1)

The meeting took place on 15th May to mark Nakba Day, Mr. Nawaja spoke and the meeting was chaired by Padraig MacLochlainn TD.

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.

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)