Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Civil Society Space

Intended results Protection of human rights defenders and civil society space

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhan Curran

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.

Email (11-20)

Email to Irish MEPs sending on Civil Society Space MEP Briefing and seeking follow up meeting.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with parliamentarians in the Oireachtas with Myanmar human rights partners CHRO that were visiting Ireland. Briefings sent to those who could not attend.

Email (11-20)

Emails to members of the FA JOC regarding a joint parliamentarians' letter to Minister McEntee calling for Ireland to take a strong stance regarding the elections and possible further sanctions in Myanmar.

Email (1)

Email to Sean Kelly MEP seeking a meeting between him and MMR partner CHRO during their stay in Brussels.

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.

Nina Carberry MEP (European Parliament)

Sean Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Regina Doherty MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Kathleen Funchion MEP (European Parliament)

Michael McNamara MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Lynn Boylan MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP (European Parliament)

Patricia Stephenson Senator (Seanad)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Lahart TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathy Bennett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Noel McCarthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Joe O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)