Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill 2023
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Patricia Stephenson (Senator), Seanad; Conor Murphy (Senator), Seanad; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Cormac Devlin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sinéad Gibney (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Blaney (Senator), Seanad; Garret Kelleher (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To raise awareness of the NI Bill of Rights and to gauge party willingness to engage with this issue.
Methods: EmailMeeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Laurence Simms (Joint Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; Ruairí de Búrca (Ambassador), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Methods: EmailMeetingEvent / Reception
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Email
General discussion on legacy and impunity, including dissemination of CAJ 'Bitter Legacy' executive summary in Mexico
Meeting
General discussion on legacy and impunity, including dissemination of CAJ 'Bitter Legacy' executive summary in Mexico
Event / Reception
Implementation of UK-Ireland Joint Framework on the Legacy of the Troubles
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
Methods: Unknown
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Method not specified
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Politician(s) lobbied: Laurence Simms (Joint Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sonja Hyland (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Foreign Affairs; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Email correspondence with Kathleen Funchion MEP to secure a meeting in March 2025
Meeting
Meeting with Kathleen Funchion in March 2025.
Meeting
Meeting with Laurence Simms and Sonja Hyland in April 2025.
Politician(s) lobbied: Laurence Simms (Joint Secretary), Department of Foreign Affairs; Sonja Hyland (Deputy Secretary General), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Methods: EmailMeeting
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Email
Communicated via email/ meetings about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Meeting
Communicated via email/ meetings about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Politician(s) lobbied: Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: We aimed to brief Sinn Féin's Justice Spokesperson on the joint CAJ-ICCL project focused on policing oversight, supported by Community Foundation Ireland through the All-Island Fund. The aim was to update Sinn Féin on our policy priorities in policing and strengthen engagement on this critical issue.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
We met with Pa Daly T.D., Sinn Féin’s Justice Spokesperson, in Dundalk to provide a detailed briefing on the joint work between CAJ and ICCL on policing oversight. The collaboration, funded by the Community Foundation Ireland through the All-Island Fund, aims to address key issues surrounding policing practices across the island of Ireland. During the meeting, we outlined the project's objectives, highlighted current challenges in the policing landscape, and shared our policy priorities.
Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Jackson (Director), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: We aimed to brief the Department of Foreign Affairs on CAJ's stance regarding the UK government's Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act, emphasising its stark divergence from the commitments made in the Stormont House Agreement and advocating for a return to the Stormont House Agreement.
Methods: Email
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Email
We sent the DFA submissions/briefings produced by CAJ regarding the UK government's Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act so that the DFA is sighted on our position.