Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details Emails were sent to Sinn Fein TDs and Sinn Fein Councillors asking them to support a ban on fox hunting with horses and hounds.

Intended results That Sinn Féin TDs and Sinn Féin Councillors would vote in the future in favour of a ban on fox hunting with horses and hounds.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Saoirse McHugh

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Uplift members were asked to send emails to Sinn Féin TDs and Sinn Féin Councillors.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (100+)

1,182 emails were sent in total, by 1,003 people

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.

Mary Lou McDonald TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mairéad Farrell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pa Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donna McGettigan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donna McGettigan Councillor (Clare County Council)

Pat Buckley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Kenny TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor D McGuinness TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Guirke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joanna Byrne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louis O'Hara TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Darren O'Rourke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Réada Cronin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mark Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Carthy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cathy Bennett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Máire Devine TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Thomas Gould TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Johnny Mythen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Natasha Newsome Drennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ann Graves TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Crowe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Louise O'Reilly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Forde Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Kourtney Kenny Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Fiona Kerins Councillor (Cork City Council)

Ciaran O'Meachair Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Michelle Gould Councillor (Cork City Council)

Jim Griffin Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

William Joseph Carey Councillor (South Dublin County Council)

Janice Boylan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Deirdre Ferris Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Aisling Burke Councillor (Galway City Council)

Paul Daly Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Kenneth Collins Councillor (Cork City Council)

Antoín Watters Councillor (Louth County council)

Noel Connolly Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Joeanne Bailey Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Sharon Benson Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Gerry McMonagle Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Stephanie Doheny Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

John Hearne Councillor (Waterford City and County Council)

Gerry Murray Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Debbie McCole Councillor (Louth County council)

Fiona Mhic Conchoille Councillor (Louth County council)

Craig Doyle Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Tommy Guilfoyle Councillor (Clare County Council)

Michael Gallagher Councillor (Meath County Council)

Warren O'Toole Councillor (Wicklow County Council)

Eric Donovan Councillor (Louth County council)

Tom Barry Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Daithí Doolan Councillor (Dublin City Council)

Kevin Meenan Councillor (Louth County council)

Julie McCourt Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Martin McNamara Councillor (Galway County Council)

Eoghan Fahy Councillor (Cork County Council)

Sionainn McCann Councillor (Louth County council)

Michael McMahon Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Peter Caffrey Councillor (Meath County Council)

John Shéamuis Ó Fearraigh Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Damien Brady Councillor (Cavan County Council)

Jim Deane Councillor (Carlow County Council)

Noel Andrew Jordan Councillor (Donegal County Council)

Brian Carr Councillor (Donegal County Council)