Bloomsbury Professional has received a resounding vote of approval from two reviewers, Elizabeth Robson MA and Philip Taylor MBE, on the recently published UK and Ireland book on family mediation. Chapter 4 ‘Family Mediation: The Irish Perspective’ was co-authored by ARC Mediation Partner Dr Roisin O’Shea and WIT law lecturer […]
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ARC Mediators have contributed to a new book on Family Mediation. ‘Family Mediation: Contemporary issues’, published by Bloomsbury Professional on May 18th 2020, provides a contemporary account of current practice developments and research concerning family mediation in Ireland and the UK. Chapter 4, ‘Family mediation: the Irish perspective’ has been co-authored by […]
New Book on Family Mediation
By Dr Roisin O’Shea, 13 May 2020 For the first time, Irish divorces were granted online last week, breaking new ground in terms of Irish legal history. As reported by Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor for the Irish Independent (May 9th), three divorces were granted where everything had been agreed […]
Mediated Divorce terms can now be granted through a virtual ...

Employee disputes, marriage break-down, farm family disputes and contract disputes all continue 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 has responded to the needs of clients and those who find themselves […]
Online Mediation, a real alternative for dispute resolution during COVID-19 ...

Given the nature of the mediation process, the recent COVID-19 outbreak poses particular challenges to delivering our service. We’re taking the following steps to mitigate any chance our team has of contracting or spreading the virus. Client meetings will be by prior appointment only. Enquiries about mediation services should be […]
Response to Coronavirus COVID-19
Dr Roisin O’Shea, Partner Arc Mediation and Dr Sinead Conneely, Law Lecturer at Waterford Institute of Technology have released findings from their research in the District Court, published in the current issue of the Irish Journal of Family law. Citation: ‘Domestic Violence in the District Court’, Irish Journal of Family […]