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DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The Cheerleading Federation of Ireland said leaders registered with the European Commission's lobbying registry, believing it would help them get grants.
Hayden McGurk, 22, the head of the group, said he registered the small non-profit with the lobbying registry, which is designed to track lobbyists, because he erroneously believed it would help the organization obtain grant money, the EU Observer reported Friday.
"It's just a misunderstanding. We only signed up in the hope of getting some recognition and funding, thinking we could apply for grants," McGurk said. "We're just trying to do good. I just don't want any trouble. Cheerleading's just taking off in Ireland, but it's big in the U.K., and we were just looking for a bit of help."
"I swear it wasn't a scam or anything," he told the EU Observer.
McGurk said part of the listing that says the cheerleading group has spent lobbying the EU executive institution was false.
"The Cheerleading Federation of Ireland has not supported any campaigns," he said.
McGurk said the listing would be removed, "as it should not be there."
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