Irish Writers Centre (Irish Writers Centre)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Writers Centre

Date published 08 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details Meeting requested and held with Dept Culture to introduce work of the Irish Writers Centre.

Intended results To introduce our work and seek out any funding potential

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mags McLoughlin, CEO, Irish Writers Centre

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Meeting held online on June 10 with Conor Falvey, Dept Culture between, Mags McLoughlin, Irish Writers Centre and Catherine Martin acting as arts advisor to Irish Writers Centre

Letter (2-5)

Followup letter sent to Conor Falvey, Dept Culture, June 25, seeking funding for two projects, a cultural project and a capital project. Our letter was acknowledged by Dept. Culture on August 24, informing us that our communication had been passed onto their Cultural Schemes & Initiatives Unit and they would revert in due course. They also confirmed an upcoming Arts Capital grant scheme to be announced by the government shortly.

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.

Conor Falvey Assistant Secretary (Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media)