Kildare Wildlife Rescue (Kildare Wildlife Rescue )

Lobbying Organisation Kildare Wildlife Rescue

Date published 20 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Pearse created videos on social media to encourage members of the public to contact their TDs about Ruth Coppinger’s bill to ban fox hunting.

Intended results I hoped more people would ask their TDs to support the bill and the ban.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pearse Stokes

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? We asked volunteers to email their local TDs regarding the vote on Fox hunting ban and let them know their opinion on how they should vote.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (2-5)

I created a series of videos on social media explaining the practice of fox hunting, correcting the record on terms and practices, and on what the proposed bill was. I asked people to contact their TD.

Meeting (1)

Ruth Coppinger invited me to the Dail to attend a presentation to other TDs. I attended but did not present. I asked one question.

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.

Neale Richmond TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Shay Brennan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maeve O'Connell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ruth Coppinger TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)