Time and time again, we hear from parties in dispute that they don’t want to be in the room with the other party but still want mediation. While, it can be advantageous for shared understanding & relationship repair for parties to discuss their issues in the same room, it’s not […]
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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 & ...
ARC Founders Dr Roisin O’She and Shane Dempsey will be delivering an afternoon seminar for Waterford Chamber members next Monday 11th February. The session is entitled “Mediation Skills for Effective Communication” with the aim to equip attendees with a better understanding of workplace and business conflict, while giving them an overview […]
Mediation Skills for Effective Communication

Legal enforceability of a mediated agreement in Ireland
Can a Mediated Agreement be legally binding?
We’d like to make Irish legal and social science researchers aware of an exciting opportunity to carry out a 12 month masters-level research programme, sponsored by the Mediators Institute of Ireland, under the IRC Enterprise Partnership Scheme. The programme will involve an international comparative analysis of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales […]