Galway City Community Network

Lobbying Organisation Galway City Community Network

Date published 18 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details An employee of GCCN discussed the issue of trees being felled in Merlin Woods at a public event with an elected official.

Intended results The intention was to make the public representative aware of the issue.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aine Treanor

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.

Informal communication (1)

The discussion took place at a "Communities in Action" event at the portershed building in Galway City Centre which the elected representative was attending.

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.

Seán Kyne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)