Mick Cahill

BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

2025-01-16

Intent: Elected councillors pledge to use factual and accurate information if elected as Councillor and bring a motion forward to their council to do the same. .

Details: Follow-up to local election pledge asking candidates who signed the pledge to : Local election pledge for candidates to pledge to: That is why we are asking you to pledge to use factual and accurate information during your election campaign, and during your term if elected as Councillor.

Officials: Andrea Dalton, Adrienne Wallace, Paul Murphy, Dan Boyle, Peter Horgan, Eoghan Kenny, Pádraig Rice, Honore Kamegni, ... Read more

Methods: Email

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2025-01-15

Intent: To emphasise that an announcement last week from the Department of Agriculture on the pilot scheme for the seasonal work permit scheme is deeply concerning. It has been proposed that the pilot scheme due to commence for the seasonal work permit scheme will only be available for large soft fruit growers.::This categorisation was never mentioned in any IFA engagements with either the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, the Minister for Agriculture or with any officials from both departments Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) or Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE). Depending on the construct of this pilot scheme and the total number of soft fruit growers in the country, this scheme may only cater for 4-5 growers, a completely unacceptable outcome.::To highlight that the field vegetable sector is repeatedly called out as the sector in ‘critical care' and labour availability is cited as the core reason for the constant exit of growers from this sector. The mushroom sector,

Details: Work Permits

Officials: Charlie McConalogue, Joe Flaherty, Micheál Carrigy, Mick Cahill, Peter Burke, Amii McKeever

Methods: Meeting, Informal communication, Social Media

Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

2024-09-20

Intent: A better working relationship with local authorities and better inclusion of people with disabilities during planning and implementation

Details: We ran 8 hustings for the local elections. The local manifestos included local access issues, housing, Transport, Sport. candidates where to work with IWA members to improve local conditions for people with disabilitiess

Officials: Thomas Phelan, Séamus Ryan, Séamus Ryan, John Pratt, Caroline Dwane Stanley, Thomasina Connell, Barry Walsh, Mark Fitzgerald, ... Read more

Methods: we ran 8 local election hustings, Waterford, Portlaoise, Tipperary, Drogheda, Roscommon, Kenagh, Kilkenny, Athlone - Event / Reception

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-09-20

Intent: To meet with the Local Election candidates and impress on them the difficulties facing Irish farmers and how they are required to stand strong and protect and promote on behalf of all farmers.::To seek better recognition of the positive contribution farmers make to society.::To propose a fair income and standard of living for current and future farming generations.::Emphasise that farmers need to farm and produce food and not be regulated out of existence.::Roadside Ash Dieback scheme is required urgently;::To highlight that a Roadside Ash dieback Scheme is required urgently. Diseased ash trees along public roads are posing a significant risk to all road users. A financial package is needed to allow Local Authorities to provide traffic management during felling and grants to support farmers to hire qualified professional to safely fell the trees.::Unfair Taxes (Residential Zoned Land Tax RZLT), water charges and rates must be resisted;::To emphasise that farmers are private landowners

Details: Local Government Elections 2024

Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Anne Marie Ford, Bernie Conlon, Ciarán Fisher, Daniel Butler, Declan Power, Dolores Minogue, Ejiro O'Hare Stratton, ... Read more

Methods: Meeting, Letter, Submission, ... Read more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-19

Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2

Details: Longford County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign

Officials: Colin Dalton, Colm Murray, Garry Murtagh, Gerard Farrell, Gerry Hagan, Gerry Warnock, John Browne, Mark Casey, ... Read more

Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ... Read more

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

2024-05-17

Intent: To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP away from supporting food production to curbing farm output – particularly GAEC 2;::- The proposed Mercosur deal and how it could devastate the Irish Beef sector;::- Overly complicated schemes such as ACRES and TAMS which have been poorly implemented by the Irish Department of Agriculture leading to widespread delayed payment and failure to deliver any investment grant aid approvals in 2023;::- Excessive regulation adding massively to farmers cost of production;::- Nitrates derogation reduction;::- The Nature Restoration;::- The Industrial Emissions Directive and the Commissions farcical handling of it;.::- The 3-crop and catch crops rules in tillage with DAFM saying this week there is no room for flexibility d

Details: EU Farmer Protests - Solidarity of Irish Farmers

Officials: Adrienne Wallace, Aidan Browne, Aidan Farrelly, Aisling Dolan, Al McDonnell, Alan Dillon, Andrea Dalton, Andrew Bolger, ... Read more

Methods: Email, Event / Reception, Social Media, ... Read more

Irish Bioenergy Association

2022-09-21

Intent: Attendance at project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).

Details: Invitation to project launch event for National Just Transition Fund - funded project (Midlands Bioenergy Development Project).

Officials: John Dolan, Tom Farrell, Frankie Keena, Johnny Penrose, Vinny McCormack, Aengus O'Rourke, Louise Heavin, Paul Hogan, ... Read more

Methods: Email

Ardagh Preservation Society

2022-01-21

Intent: Councillors reject the recommendation to re-zone Ardagh House and the two Ardagh Demesne gate lodges from tourism to residential, and lands of Ardagh Demesne from tourism to agriculture.

Details: Grassroots campaign to prevent the re-zoning requests of Submission DCDP-40 to the draft Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027 and the subsequent Chief Executive's re-zoning recommendations for Ardagh House and two gate lodges (from tourism to residential), and lands of Ardagh Demesne (from tou, ... Read more

Officials: Paraic Brady, John Browne, Seamus Butler, Mark Casey, Gerard Farrell, Martin Mulleady, Colm Murray, Peggy Nolan, ... Read more

Ardagh Preservation Society

2021-09-21

Intent: Councillors reject the recommendation to re-zone Ardagh House and the two Ardagh Demesne gate lodges from tourism to residential, and lands of Ardagh Demesne from tourism to agriculture.

Details: Grassroots campaign to prevent the re-zoning requests of Submission DCDP-40 to the draft Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027 and the subsequent Chief Executive's re-zoning recommendations for Ardagh House and two gate lodges (from tourism to residential), and lands of Ardagh Demesne (from tou, ... Read more

Officials: Paraic Brady, John Browne, Seamus Butler, Mark Casey, Gerard Farrell, Martin Mulleady, Colm Murray, Peggy Nolan, ... Read more

Methods: Spoke with Councillor Uruemu Adejinmi about the re-zoning recommendations on the 10th of May and 10th of June while at an informal social gathering. - Informal communication, One virtual meeting held on the 13th of May with Councillor Paul Ross to discuss Submission DCDP-40 and the Chief Executive's re-zoning recommendations. - Virtual Meeting, One email sent on the 13th of May to Councillor Paul Ross with additional information to points raised at the meeting held on the same date. - Email, ... Read more

COPE Galway CLG

2020-05-18

Intent: Candidates for Seanad Election 2020 commit to working on enshrining the Right to Housing in the Constitution if elected

Details: Seanad Election 2020 pre-election Lobbying - seeking the enshrining the Right to Housing in the Constitution

Officials: Ivana Bacik, David Norris, Lynn Ruane, Alice-Mary Higgins, Michael McDowell, Martin Conway, Diarmuid Wilson, Mark Daly, ... Read more

Methods: Email