Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Lobbying Organisation Hanover Media Strategy Limited

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Meeting to discuss the ongoing challenges in the sports sector sector

Intended results Meeting to discuss the challenges facing the sector and to explore policy solutions following an AV Room briefing event

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Drummond McGinn, Brendan Griffin

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)

Brendan Griffin (Former DPO) TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Federation of Irish Sport

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Federation of Irish Sport, Irish Sport HQ, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown Dublin 15 D15DY62

Main business or activity

Company website https://www.irishsport.ie/

Contact email address Mary.oconnor@irishsport.ie

Contact phone number

Contact address Federation of Irish Sport, Irish Sport HQ, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown Dublin 15 D15DY62

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

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.

Malcolm Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter 'Chap' Cleere TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)