Untitled Page 1 Page 2 While Ireland was once perceived as being characterised by
conservatism, Catholicism and cultural isolation, by the first decades of the twenty-first century …

Scholars and practitioners alike regard lobbying as a form of political participation that
permits greater public access to politics beyond the act of voting (Jordan and Maloney …

This paper analyses the strength of the new laws regulating lobbying in Ireland and the
United Kingdom (UK). This examination was conducted using the Centre for Public …

The aim of this book is to assess the quarter century of political competition in the Republic
of Ireland from the time of the ending of recession of the 1980s up to the 2011 general …

In the context of public concern and negative media portrayals in regard to the civic impact of
the public relations specialism of public affairs and lobbying, this article seeks to theorise …

The regulation of lobbying activities nowadays represents an internationally recognized
standard of good governance. Such measures usually consist of mandatory public registers …

This article explores the relationship between public (ie government-led) and private (ie
industry-led) forms of lobby regulation, by inquiring over the conditions that render a mix …

This paper examines and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the 2015 Regulation of
Lobbying Act passed by the Fine Gael/Labour government. It addresses the question of …

One of the public participation forms in the democratic setting is the mechanism of lobbying.
In various countries, this mechanism has been regulated by the governments in accordance …

The development of lobbying regulation in Ireland is often taken as a model of best practice
internationally. The well-documented history of corruption in Ireland shows that developing …