Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Total lobbying returns involving this official: 11

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Most Recent Title
Councillor
Most Recent Public Body
Clare County Council
First Seen
11 March 2025
Last Seen
16 May 2026

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Councillor

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Clare County Council

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Intent: That Clare County Council calls on the Minister for Agriculture to arrange a meeting between the Chair of Bord Bia, Larry Murrin, IFA, ICMSA and other farming stakeholders in the interest of dialogue. For the Chair to brief the stakeholders and answer fully and comprehensively all questions to the satisfaction of the farming organisations.::Should the Chair of Bord Bia fail to answer the questions or fail to answer the questions to the satisfaction of the farming organisations that the Minister will request his resignation.

Details: Clare Local Authority - Bord Bia

Methods
EmailInformal communicationMeeting

Irish Self Catering Federation

105 officials
2026-05-11

Intent: To advocate for amendments to the Short-Term Letting (Registration) Bill that support a fair and effective regulatory framework for short-term letting while promoting tourism development.

Details: Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)

Methods
Email regarding STTL Bill and National Planning Strategy, as the Register for STTL Bill is less than 4 weeks away and there is no clarity on planning. - EmailEmails send regrading the meeting Kerry County Council on the 16th February 2026, to engage in discussions regarding the proposed Short-Term Rental (STR) Legislation Bill. - EmailEngagement with Cllr. Michael Shannon in advance of the West Clare Municipal District meeting scheduled for 20 January 2026, regarding a Notice of Motion on the crisis facing the self-catering industry in the west of Ireland. Follow-up correspondence sought clarification on any updates relating to the 20 May 2026 deadline. - Email

Irish Self Catering Federation

36 officials
2026-01-07

Intent: To advocate for amendments to the Short-Term Letting (Registration) Bill that support a fair and effective regulatory framework for short-term letting while promoting tourism development.

Details: Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL).

Methods
A pre-budget briefing was submitted to Minister Peter Burke highlighting that Government proposals for a Register linked to new planning requirements threaten ISCF members’ livelihoods. It noted the lack of dedicated supports for the sector since Covid. Supporting proposals and briefing documents were provided to outline practical alternatives and sector impacts. - EmailEmail sent to Cllr. Michael Shannon expressing our thanks for opening the ISCF Conference 2025 at the Armada Hotel, Clare County Council. Images included. - EmailISCF Submission – Urgent - Doc: JOC Meeting
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: The meeting and engagements aimed to provide an introduction to Regnum and the proposed Dehomad Wind Farm, ahead of community engagement, and to establish lines of communication with elected representatives in anticipation of future correspondence from the community.

Details: Regnum Renewables and Ivan Yates (providing advisory services) briefed the West Clare MD councillors in advance of community engagement on a proposed wind farm near Lissycasey, Dehomad Wind Farm, and subsequently engaged with four Clare TDs to share information and request introductory meetings.

Methods
On 04/06/25 in the Kilrush Area Office, Ivan Yates and representatives from Regnum met with West Clare MD councillors to brief them on a proposed wind farm development near Lissycasey. Councillors in attendance included Dinny Gould, Rita McInerney, Ian Lynch, Michael Shannon, and Joe Killeen, with Shane Talty and Joe Garrihy joining remotely. The meeting was to introduce the project and to establish lines of communication in advance of engagement with local residents the following week. - MeetingOn 1 August 2025, Daragh Browne of Regnum emailed Minister of State Timmy Dooley (Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Climate, Environment and Energy) to provide information on the proposed Dehomad wind farm and request an introductory meeting. - EmailOn 13/06/2025 June, Daragh Browne of Regnum emailed West Clare MD councillors Gabriel Keating and Bill Slattery, who had missed the meeting, to share the information discussed and offer to meet at a later date. - Email

Regnum Renewables Development Ltd

13 officials
2025-09-19
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: The meeting and engagements aimed to provide an introduction to Regnum and the proposed Dehomad Wind Farm, ahead of community engagement, and to establish lines of communication with elected representatives in anticipation of future correspondence from the community.

Details: Regnum Renewables and Ivan Yates (providing advisory services) briefed the West Clare MD councillors in advance of community engagement on a proposed wind farm near Lissycasey, Dehomad Wind Farm, and subsequently engaged with four Clare TDs to share information and request introductory meetings.

Methods
On 04/06/25 in the Kilrush Area Office, Ivan Yates and representatives from Regnum met with West Clare MD councillors to brief them on a proposed wind farm development near Lissycasey. Councillors in attendance included Dinny Gould, Rita McInerney, Ian Lynch, Michael Shannon, and Joe Killeen, with Shane Talty and Joe Garrihy joining remotely.The meeting was to introduce the project and to establish lines of communication in advance of engagement with local residents the following week. - MeetingOn 1 August 2025, Daragh Browne of Regnum emailed Minister of State Timmy Dooley (Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Climate, Environment and Energy) to provide information on the proposed Lissycasey wind farm and request an introductory meeting. - EmailOn 13 August 2025, Regnum issued emails to Deputies Cathal Crowe, Donna McGettigan, and Joe Cooney, sharing information on the Lissycasey wind farm project and requesting introductory meetings. - Email

Intent: To continue to strongly reject proposals that Clare County Council would use CPO (Compulsory Purchase Order) powers to confiscate private land from farmers on the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk.::To highlight that this is intimidation of landowners and is reneging on an agreement made many years ago that these landowners would allow a permissive walk through their lands.::To seek withdrawal of the option for Compulsory Purchase Orders from the draft report prepared for Clare County Council.

Details: Cliffs of Moher

Methods
EmailInformal communicationMeeting
Current/Former DPOFAQ

Intent: Regnum sought meetings to introduce the developer and the proposed development to the most proximate councillors, in advance of scheduled engagement with the local residents.

Details: Regnum endeavoured to arrange meetings with the 5 Kilrush councillors of the West Clare Municipal District, to introduce them to Regnum Renewables and a proposed wind farm west of Lissycasey, in the townlands of Dehomad.

Methods
Daragh Browne (Regnum) followed up on email issued 04/04/25 to Dinny Gould, with a phone call on 10/10/25, and a call on 23/04/25, to try to arrange an introductory meeting. - Phone callDaragh Browne (Regnum) followed up on email issued 04/04/25 to Gabriel Keating, with a phone call on 10/10/25, a call on 16/04/25, and a text on 22/04/25, to try to arrange an introductory meeting. - Phone callDaragh Browne (Regnum) followed up on email issued 04/04/25 to Ian Lynch, with a phone call on 10/10/25, a text on 10/10/25, a call on 16/04/25, and a text on 22/04/25, to try to arrange an introductory meeting. - Phone call

Intent: Clare PPN wanted the opportunity to explain the work of Clare PPN to the Councillors, some of whom are newly elected and haven't yet had this chance

Details: Clare ppn wrote to all Councillors in Clare to ask them for the opportunity for our organisation to be invited to a Council meeting to present on our work

Methods
28 emails were sent, one to each Councilor - Email

Intent: To strongly reject proposals suggesting that Clare Local Authority would use CPO (Compulsory Purchase Orders) powers as an option to confiscate private land from farmers on the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk.::To call on Clare County Council to immediately withdraw the CPO option and threat from the draft report.::To call on Clare County Council to engage constructively with the farmers and the IFA so an appropriate and effective arrangement can be agreed on the Cliffs of Moher coastal walk which reflects the scale of up to 1.5m tourists and estimated revenue of €19m annually.

Details: Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) on Farms at the Cliffs of Moher

Methods
EmailInformal communication