Dr. O’Shea regularly presents at national and international conferences on a range of topics including. National and International Family Law Outcomes in the Irish Family Courts The Voice of the Child in Family Courts Family Mediation – Theory & Practice Civil & Commercial Mediation Her audiences have spanned a diverse range […]
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For over 7 years, ARC has offered a private family mediation service to clients within Ireland. While the majority of the more than 700 clients who have used our service have been based in the South East of Ireland, we have also worked with clients in Galway, Athlone, Longford, Kerry, Tipperary, […]
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Presenting at a conference in Bedford Sq London today, ARC Founder and WIT researcher, Dr Roisin O’Shea called on the Irish Government to reduce VAT on family mediation fees and legal fees to 9%. “It is so exciting that Ireland is leading the way internationally and is the first […]
Irish researcher calls on Government to reduce VAT rate for ...
Dr Roisin O’ Shea, founding partner of ARC, has been Invited to speak on the Irish context for family justice and family dispute resolution at an international modern family justice consultation at St George’s House Windsor Castle. The conference is organised by Relate and is titled: “Modern families, modern family […]
Dr. O’Shea invited to speak at International Family Justice Consultation
By Dr Róisín O’ Shea & Dr Sinead Conneely On January 1st 2018, the Mediation Act became law, and we finally have the much-needed foundation for the development of mediation in Ireland. Although Mediation has been successfully used to resolve disputes for decades in Ireland, the statutory promotion and regulation […]
An Introduction to the Mediation Act 2017
On July 7th, Dr. Roisin O’Shea was a guest of Sean Moncrieff on Newstalk Radio to discuss outcomes for men in the family courts. The interview was based on our empirical research of outcomes in the family courts & also her ongoing family mediation practice, including the “Family Justice Mediation […]