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Meta lobbies Taoiseach and Tánaiste over EU ban on data transfers

The owner of Facebook has asked Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and Simon Coveney for support in bid to help prevent a EU ban on it sending users’ information to the United States

IFA calls for Leaving Cert course to recognise agriculture’s ‘environmental credentials’

Organisation says famers are being ‘vilified’ as the sole cause of climate change while minister says it’s time to move away from 'adversarial’ positions on the issue

Microsoft ramped up lobbying on data centres ahead of new government policy

Senior civil servant told the tech giant that opposition to data centres was ‘often based on misinformation’

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‘The number of people who think climate change still isn’t an issue is shocking’ – Michael D’Arcy

The chief executive of the Irish Association of Investment Managers wants the organisation to be part of the ‘thought leadership’ tackling climate change, but the former politician stops short of calling for fund managers to cease funding the fossil fuel industry

Free Now lobbies for key law change to tackle night-time taxi shortage

German-headquartered company calls for a change in alcohol licensing laws to stagger the closing times of pubs and nightclubs

Group with links to Big Tobacco rows in on flavoured vapes ban

World Vapers’ Alliance has lobbied against more restrictive laws on vaping in Ireland and across the EU

Ian Guider: Uber Files expose the extent to which lobbying is Irish insiders’ little secret

The revelations indicate how much the existing regime in Ireland requires much greater tightening and far more disclosure

Call for tougher penalties on lobbying rule breaches following Uber revelations

Newly-leaked documents have shown how the ride-sharing company assiduously courted politicians in a bid to ease national regulations

Two-year cooling off period a ‘minimum’ for politicians turned lobbyists, expert says

Gary Murphy told an Oireachtas committee stronger rules around lobbying are necessary to avoid the perception that the Dáil is a ‘cosy cartel for political insiders’

Grey arts: can lobbying rules work if nobody is sure how they apply?

With several politicians admitting they frequently don’t know whether they have been lobbied or not, a lack of clarity continues to surround the sector

Farrell unsure whether contact from Rock on drone firm constitutes lobbying

The Fine Gael TD recently issued a press release in which he praised a drone delivery firm run by entrepreneur Bobby Healy, on whose behalf former FG TD Noel Rock has lobbied cabinet ministers

Two former FG advisers successfully lobbied for investor stamp duty exemption

Paul Fox and Caitríona Fitzpatrick approached the government to prevent a new 10 per cent stamp duty rate for funds that bulk purchase homes to lease to the state

Ian Guider: The cooling-off limit for lobbyists doesn’t go far enough

Using knowledge gained while in office, then selling it to the highest bidder, should not be a way to navigate life after politics

Sipo wants two-year jail term for breaches of ban on lobbying after leaving public office

The watchdog says current rules for politicians and top civil servants who break post-employment rules are not enforceable

Analysis: Unchecked lobbying could corrode trust in EU, fears European Ombudsman

Emily O’Reilly is concerned that the lure of ‘big bucks’ from lobbying firms for outgoing politicians and officials is having a corrosive effect and is handing ammunition to Eurosceptics