Margaret Ritchie Consultancy

Lobbying Organisation Margaret Ritchie Consultancy

Date published 18 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Made representations to Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to request his attendance at St Patrick Centre, Downpatrick to launch book on St Patrick

Intended results Agreement to visit St Patrick Centre and speak as part of the Centre’s Lecture series

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Margaret Ritchie- Lobbyist/Consultant

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Dr Tim Campbell, Project Director, St Patrick Centre

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address St PatrickCentre, Market Street, Downpatrick, Co Down, N Ireland

Main business or activity Education

Company website

Contact email address director@stpatrickcentre.com

Contact phone number 00 44 28 44619000

Contact address Market Street, Downpatrick, Co Down, N Ireland

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Simply set e mails to Fergal Mythen Counsellor in Anglo Irish Division of DFAT to invite the aMinister Coveney tomSt Patric’ Centrein Downpatrick, Co Down to give a lecture and launch a new book entitled St Patrick’s Treasury.

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.

Fergal Mythen Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)