ARC Founder Shane Dempsey has been referenced in the UK’s Independent Newspaper as an expert on negotiation. Shane is an active and trusted commentator on negotiation issues and strategies on the Quora.com site. Candidly discussing key mistakes that employees make when trying to negotiate a pay rise he said; “…not […]
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ARC’s founding partner Dr. Roisin O’Shea was interviewed in January by Grad Ireland about her experiences as a mature student doing a degree and PhD, and also how that prepared her for her career path as a mediator. Roisin was an Irish Research Council doctoral scholar and has received several […]
Roisin O’Shea’s interview with Grad Ireland

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

Waterford News & Star published an article about our Waterford and Kilkenny Family Mediation pilots. Dr. Roisin O’Shea presented on the pilot at the AFCC International Conference on Family Law in New Orleans last May. The pilot is being administered by Dr. O’Shea and Laura La’Brooy of ARC, with research […]
Family Mediation Pilot in the News

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 […]