Horse Sport Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Horse Sport Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Citizenship application for a high preformace athlete.

Intended results Update on citizenship application of a high performance athlete.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mike Bray

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?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Mike Bray (Currently employed as a DPO) Councillor (Meath County Council)

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 (2-5)

Emails sent to Dept of Foreign Affairs and Dept of Sport.

Informal communication (2-5)

Informal conversations with Dept of Foreign Affairs and Dept of Sport.

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.

Jack O'Donnell Special Advisor to the Tanaiste (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Niall O’ Connor Special Advisor (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Harris Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Charlie McConalogue Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)