Yearly Archives: 2015



ARC Mediation Team in Kilkenny
Waterford Institute of Technology & ARC Mediation’s Family Justice Mediation pilot, now in its third phase, gives parents control over processes and outcomes as well as making legally-binding agreements during the mediation process [From left to right; Laura La’Brooy (pilot administrator), Dr. Roisin O’Shea (partner, ARC Mediation), Dr. Sinead Conneely […]

95% success rate in pilot of new family mediation process


Published Waterford News & Star August 1st 2015 Dr Róisín O’ Shea, Partner in Arc Mediation, former Irish Research Council Scholar, and Principal Investigator in the Family Mediation Pilot Project, Waterford Institute of Technology 2013-2016. The structure of the family in Ireland has undergone significant changes over the last number […]

Will we ever put our children first?




As part of our regular continuous professional development, the team at ARC arrange monthly seminars from experts in legal, accounting, psychological, psychiatric and other fields. Last Monday, we were delighted to welcome the Personal Insolvency Practitioners from R Hendy & Co.  Eric Hendy and Kerry O’Neill (pictured with ARC Partners) […]

Seminar from Insolvency Practitioner R. Hendy & Co


Many thanks to Ashley WIlson Solicitors for drawing attention to their Divorce Infographic which provides useful information about making financial arrangements on divorce. While some of the information is UK-specific, the basic principles are correct and applicable to Irish law. The court should take into account income, earning capacity, property […]

Helpful infographic for Financial Arrangements on Divorce