Fennell Public Affairs Limited

Lobbying Organisation Fennell Public Affairs Limited

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Tourism

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Policy and initiatives concerning tourism in Ireland.

Intended results To provide an introduction to Booking.com, to outline issues raised by hospitality partners impacting on tourism and to address related matters.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona MacConnacher, Head of Public Affairs, Ireland and the UK

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with the Lord Mayor at the Booking.com Elevate Ireland 2025 event in Dublin

Email (2-5)

Seeking attendance of DPOs at the Elevate Ireland event

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.

Ray McAdam Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)