Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 20 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2026 to 30 Apr, 2026

Specific Details All TDs, all Councillors, all Senators and Fianna Fáil MEPs were contacted by emails, phone calls, in-person and online meetings asking them to support retaining Ireland's neutrality, by not dismantling the Triple Lock, and not to support the Defence Amendment Bill 2025

Intended results That TDs, Councillors, Senators and Fianna Fáil MEPs would not support removing the Triple lock and would not support or vote to pass the Defence Amendment Bill (2025).

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Cuthbert

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 email and call TDs, Councillors, Senators and Fianna Fáil MEPs.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs 861 emails were sent by 980 people

Email All Councillors 8,736 emails were sent by 175 people

Email All Senators

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A meeting was held with Uplift staff (Siobhán O'Donoghue and Saoirse McHugh) and Sinead Gibney, Paul Murphy, Lynn Boylan and Alice Mary Higgins to ask them not to support dismantling the Triple Lock and the Defence Amendment Bill (2025)

Meeting (1)

A meeting was held with Uplift staff (Siobhán O'Donoghue and Brian Cuthbert) and Donnchada O'Laoghaire asking him not to support dismantling the Triple Lock and the Defence Amendment Bill (2025)

Meeting (1)

A meeting was held with Uplift staff (Siobhán O'Donoghue, Saoirse McHugh and Brian Cuthbert) and Duncan Smith to ask him not to support dismantling the Triple Lock and the Defence Amendment Bill (2025)

Email (1)

Emails were sent from Brian Cuthbert to Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinéad Gibney, Duncan Smith,Roderic O'Gorman,,,, Tom Clonan, Frances Black, Paul Murphy, Peadar Tóibín and Michael Collins asking them not to support the Defence Amendment Bill (2025).

Email (100+)

Uplift members emailed Fianna Fáil MEPs asking the not to support the Defence Amendment Bill (2025)

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.

Michael Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peadar Tóibín TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Clonan Senator (Seanad)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Duncan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sinéad Gibney TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Cowen MEP (European Parliament)

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP (European Parliament)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)