MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association Ltd

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association Ltd appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€25k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ICSA is a representative association for cattle and sheep farmers in Ireland and lobbies on issues relevant to them at local, national and EU levels. It is a social partner organisation recognised by the Irish Government. Key concerns include the viability of farmers in cattle and sheep enterprises, the CAP and rural development.”

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“It has a national executive of 110 members drawn from county executives and has members in every county in Ireland.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe770%
European People's Party330%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
0
2024
6
2025
2
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Billy Kelleher
4 meetings · Renew
Maria Walsh
2 meetings · EPP
Nina Carberry
1 meeting · EPP
Barry Cowen
1 meeting · Renew
Ciaran Mullooly
1 meeting · Renew

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Feb 2026Billy KelleherFarming and Agriculture
19 Nov 2025Nina CarberryAgricultural policy
18 Nov 2025Barry CowenMeeting with ICSA
4 Dec 2024Maria WalshAgriculture Policy
4 Dec 2024Michael McNamaraIntroductory meeting and Irish agricultural issues
4 Dec 2024Billy KelleherFarming industry
2 Dec 2024Maria WalshICSA
27 Nov 2024Ciaran MulloolyAgricultural issues
19 Nov 2024Billy KelleherTrade policy - Mercusor
12 Jan 2022Billy KelleherAnimal Transport

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