Olympic Federation of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Olympic Federation of Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Sports and Recreation

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Olympic funding and Games preparation

Intended results Discussion on funding gap for LA 2028 and ongoing work to fundraise through philanthropy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lochlann Walsh, President & Peter Sherrard, CEO

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.

Letter (1)

Letter sent electronically on 27th March 2026,

Email (1)

Follow up email sent to Cian Ó Lionáin and Ciaran Shanley on 27th April enquiring as to the status of the original communication

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.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)

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

Cian Ó Lionáin Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)