Intent: To express the Chamber’s strong support for the Athlone 2040 project, an ambitious plan to grow Athlone into a sustainable, 100,000-population, 15-minute green city by 2040. We sought to reinforce political backing for the initiative, highlight its potential for economic and community transformation, and encourage continued commitment and investment from national and local representatives.
Intent: To foster engagement with key business and political stakeholders by inviting them to the Chamber’s Corporate Lunch, aiming to strengthen relationships, support dialogue on economic priorities, and highlight issues of strategic importance to Athlone’s business community.
Intent: To engage key stakeholders by extending an invitation to the Chamber’s Annual Awards, highlighting the event’s role in celebrating business achievement, strengthening partnerships, and showcasing the positive contributions of local enterprises to the Athlone community
Intent: To seek the support of local public representatives and Government to highlight the key disability issues which are direcly impacting people with ID and autism, and their families nationally, including ongoing sustainability issues impacting the ID sector with the delivery of essential support services. Seeking support from Government to 1. Respond to Unmet Need; 2. Support necessary innovation; 3. Enable service providers to deliver and expand services.
Details: Disability Service Providers lobby Governand and local public representatives to support the pre-Budget 2026 Campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers to highlight issues facing people with ID and autism, and their families, including the critical sustainability , ...
Engaged with social media platforms X(formerly Twitter), Facebook ,and WhatsApp, to highlight the Pre-Budget 2026 Campaign - Social MediaThe letter was accompanied by the Pre-Budget 2026 Submission with details on key priorities developed by NFVSP on behalf of ID service providers - LetterEmail
Intent: To secure funding retrospective funding for housing with support services and rental arrears
Details: Met with and emailed TDs to seek assistance with public funding towards the refurbishment existing housing for providing services to the homeless
Intent: Highlight issues that currently exist in relation to animal transfers in the zoo sector between Ireland, UK and Europe and sought help to rectify them.::Relationship building::Wished to obtain advice in relation to a new project development::Wished to have a discussion about support for Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park
Details: Outlined challenges facing animal transfers in the zoo sector. Organised meetings to build relationships. Sought advice in relation to a new project. Requested a meeting to discuss state support for Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park. Gave Minister an update on animal matters.
Contacted Barry Andrews MEP, outlined challenges facing animal transfers in the zoo sector and sought assistance - EmailContacted Barry Andrews MEP, outlined challenges facing animal transfers in the zoo sector and sought assistance - LetterContacted Barry Cowen MEP, outlined challenges facing animal transfers in the zoo sector and sought assistance - Email
Intent: Seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers.
Details: Letter and emails seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers. There was also a briefing held for Oireachtas members in the Oireachtas AV room.
Invited by Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson, Darren O’Rourke to give a briefing in the Oireachtas AV room on the 10th of June. 35 Oireachtas members or their representatives attended the briefing. - MeetingMany elected representatives had further engagement with Fórsa regarding this campaign, beyond the initial mass communications. - Email
