family mediation


Dr. Roisin O’Shea, Partner in Arc Mediation, was interviewed by Waterford-based solicitor Suzanne Parker, for her “Legally Speaking” Podcast on WLR FM. The Podcast’s aim is to provide “no jargon, no confusion” advice on legal matters to listeners. The interview with Roisin was primarily about using mediation for a legal […]

Legally Speaking Podcast – Legal Separation and Divorce through ...


Separation and divorce are often framed around what parents need but what about the child’s perspective? CIM offers a different path: one where children are invited in (in age-appropriate & safeguarded ways) to share what matters to them. They can voice their hopes, discuss their routines, acknowledge their fears; without […]

The Benefits of Child Inclusive Mediation


By Shane Dempsey, ARC Mediation Partner Employee disputes, marriage break-down, farm family disputes and contract disputes continued to happen throughout these difficult times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective early dispute resolution is key to addressing these conflicts and the ARC Mediation team responded to the needs of clients and […]

Online Mediation, a real alternative for dispute resolution



Arc Mediation was invited as one of 12 organisations to make submissions as stakeholders to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in relation to reform of the family law system, and in particular looking at the benefits of using mediation to resolve disputes. The committee report was launched today […]

Joint Committee on Justice and Equality recommends mediation for families ...


Dr Roisin O’Shea and colleague Dr Sinead Conneely co-authored a piece on the findings from their research project,  ‘Innovative Family Mediation Research Initiative Embedded in the Community’, which has now been published in the U.S. published and Internationally-read Family Court Review, Vol 57 No. 3, Wiley Publishing. For more information […]

Dr Roisin O’Shea published in US Journal