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 ...
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
An open event at Waterford Institute of Technology When; Friday 13th October at 4.30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Where; College St Campus HA06, Cork Road Waterford City Co. Waterford Admission Free. CPD Certs for 1.5 points available with a €20 charge. Contact sconneely@wit.ie for more information. As part of Mediation Awareness Week, Dr […]
The Mediation Act 2017 – What does it mean for ...

Arc Mediation is pleased to announce that Senior Partner Dr Roisin O’ Shea was appointed to the board of the ICSP (International Council of Shared Parenting) based in Bonn on September 13th 2016. Fellow board members include Prof. Edward Kruk University of British Columbia, Dr Malin Bergstrom the Elvis Project […]
Dr Roisin O’ Shea appointed to two International Boards
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 […]