Telecommunications Industry Ireland (TII) engages regularly with our key stakeholders including the Minister and Department for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, the Minister and Department for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, the ComReg Commissioners, the Data Protection Commission, the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, the Department of Finance, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Department of Transport, DG CONNECT, Dublin City Council, An Garda Síochána, the local authorities, the Local Government Management Agency, the National Cyber Security Centre, the Road Management Office (R.M.O.), the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the OPW, Samaritans Ireland, the Ukrainian Embassy and others.
Annual Lunch 2024
The Telecommunications Industry Ireland Annual Lunch took place on 22 November 2024 in the College Green Hotel, Dublin 2 and the guest speaker was Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
Members of Telecommunications Industry Ireland Council with Torlach Denihan, Director of Telecommunications Industry Ireland
Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. addressing the 2024 Annual Lunch
Briefing / Meetings
Jamie Cudden, Telecoms Unit, Dublin City Council in Ibec on 3 April 2025.
On 16 May and 7 November 2024 Telecommunications Industry Ireland led the industry delegation at the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, chaired by the Minister for Communications.
Telecommunications Industry Ireland represented the industry at the ComReg Strategy Seminar on 15 October 2024.
On 19 December 2023 Telecommunications Industry Ireland outlined to Minster Peter Burke and the audience how the telecoms sector combats fraud on RTÉ "Upfront with Katie Hannon".
TII met with Patrick O'Donovan, Minster for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport on 14 February 2025 to discuss how the learnings from storm Éowyn are applied by both industry and government.
Telecommunications Industry Ireland members participated in the Ibec cross sectoral anti-fraud forum on 22 May, 11 July and 25 October 2024 involving financial services, small business, tech and telecoms sectors.
In Ibec on 13 March and 17 June 2024. Richard Brown, Director, NCSC gave a briefing on the implementation of the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems ('NIS2').
Patrick Neary, Assistant Secretary, Telecommunications and Digital Connectivity, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications addressed TII Council on 22 November 2024.
Telecommunications Industry Ireland represented the industry at the ESRI conference on telecoms on 23 October 2024.
Telecommunications Industry Ireland discussed the digital agenda with Minister Dara Cleary at the Digital Ireland Conference in Dublin Castle on 18 April 2024.
EU Institutions
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Telecommunications Industry Ireland engages regularly with the European Parliament, including Barry Andrews MEP, who participates on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
On 19 March 2025 TII members engaged with Nina Carberry MEP
On 19 March 2025 TII members engaged with Ciaran Mullooly MEP
On 8 Feb 2024 Telecommunications Industry Ireland hosted a meeting between DG CONNECT and the telecommunications network operators to discuss the EU’s Digital Decade.
On 19 March 2025 TII members participated in the D9+ Digital event with DG CONNECT, the Polish Presidency & Ibec's St Patrick Day event in the European Parliament hosted by Séan Kelly MEP.
On 19 March 2025 TII members engaged with Billy Kelleher MEP
Telecommunications Industry Ireland members attended the launch of Ibec's EU Policy Priorities on 25 September 2024 with Commissioner Michael McGrath, MEPs and EU Commission officials.
Our members participated in the Ibec Digital Economy Policy Committee’s visit to the EU institutions in Brussels on 12 Oct 2022 & discussed key issues for industry with stakeholders.
On 19 March 2025 TII members engaged with Seán Kelly MEP
On 19 March 2025 TII members engaged with Cynthia NÍ Mhurchú MEP
Telecommunications Industry Ireland delegations met Ireland's Telecommunications Attaché to the EU to discuss telecoms policy on 20 March and 25 September 2024.
Annual Lunch 2023
The Telecommunications Industry Ireland Annual Lunch took place on 24 November 2023 in the College Green Hotel, Dublin 2 and the guest speaker was Ossian Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Communications.
Members of Telecommunications Industry Ireland with Ossian Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Communications
Ossian Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Communications addressing the 2023 Telecommunications Industry Ireland Annual Lunch