family mediation


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 those who find themselves in conflict […]

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




ARC would like to welcome 2 new associates to our growing & interdisciplinary team. Michael J Dempsey has several decades experience as a management accountant and company secretary for SMEs, PLCs, not-for-profits and multinational organisations. Michael will be working with the ARC team on the resolution of succession planning, family […]

Welcome to the Team


Reform of the Family Law System; Identifying Solutions by ARC founder Dr Róisín O’Shea On the 6thof March 2019 Dr Róisín O’Shea was invited to make an oral submission at Leinster House to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, and participate in questions and answers with the Committee. […]

ARC’s submission to the Dail Select Committee on Justice & ...