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DESCRIPTION: Date: Thursday 25th June 2026 \n\n Start Time: 4.30pm - (Tea/c
 offee served 4.15pm - 4.30pm) \n\n Finish Time: 6.00pm \n\n Location: Gaff
 ney Room\, Distillery Building and Online Platform - Using Zoom \n\n \n\n 
 Chair: His Honour Judge Geoffrey Shannon SC \n\n Topic: 'Mediation in educ
 ation: The global and national legal context\, and reflections on the voic
 e of the child/young person in mediation’. \n\n The specific focus of th
 is event is on: \n\n (i) raising awareness of mediation in education citin
 g the international and national legal\ncontext for mediation with some ex
 amples\; \n\n (ii) the voice of the child/young person in mediation in edu
 cation and some examples\nwhere mediation has been successfully used\, and
  perhaps not so successfully\n(insights gained\, learnings etc). \n\n  \nE
 vent Format: \n\n 4.15pm: Tea/Coffee \n\n 4.30pm: Welcome and Introduction
  \n\n \n Speaker 1 Professor Shivaun Quinlivan \n Speaker 2 Dr Aisling Par
 kes \n \n\n 5.30pm: Q &amp\; A and discussion \n\n 5.55pm: Evaluations\, W
 rap-Up/Closing Words \n\n 6pm: Close of event \n\n  \nSpecific Focus of Sp
 eaker Presentations on 25thJune 2026 \n\n Professor Shivaun Quinlivan will
  focus on the broad international and national legal context for mediation
  in education with some examples where mediation in education has worked p
 articularly well\, and perhaps less successfully (learnings arising etc). 
 \n\n  \nDr Aisling Parkes will focus on the voice of the child/young perso
 n in mediation in\neducation\, rationale\, and examples of where mediation
  in educational contexts involving an authentic voice for the child/young 
 person has worked well/not so well (learnings arising etc). \n\n  \nSpeake
 r Biographies \n\n Professor Shivaun Quinlivan is a Professor in Law at th
 e University of Galway\, specialising in equality and education law. Her r
 esearch focuses on the right to education for children and people with dis
 abilities. She is the co-editor of the foundational volume\, The Right to 
 Inclusive Education in International Human Rights Law\, published by Cambr
 idge University Press. Committed to fostering accessible learning spaces\,
  she has co-led major institutional initiatives that have successfully adv
 anced inclusion for students\, including students with disabilities\, in h
 igher education. \n\n  \n \n \nDr. Aisling Parkes (BCL\, LLM\, PHD\, MATHL
 E\, BAP\, MA (Coaching Psychology)) is a senior academic at the School of 
 Law\, University College Cork and an internationally\nrecognised expert in
  children’s rights. Aisling trained as a mediator in 2013\, and has sinc
 e undertaken specialised qualifications in child‑inclusive mediation and
  meeting with children. Aisling’s interdisciplinary expertise is in the 
 areas of children’s rights and child law. Her research seeks to bridge t
 he gap between law and practice\, contributing to professional training an
 d national and international initiatives aimed at embedding children’s v
 oices in mediation processes. Aisling led UCC’s LLM (ADR) as Programme D
 irector for the last number of years and\, as part of that programme\, has
  developed and taught modules in child-inclusive mediation and children’
 s rights. Dr Parkes was recently appointed by the Minister for Children\, 
 Disability and Equality\, Norma Foley to the role of\nSpecial Rapporteur o
 n Child Protection for a 2-year term. \n\n  \n \nNext GEMME Event: Mediati
 on in special education/disability context will be explored at a GEMME eve
 nt in November. \n\n  \nRegistration (for all attendees) will be required 
 in advance. Attendees have the option of\nattending in-person or joining o
 nline. Registration is managed by the Bar of Ireland. Event will be record
 ed. \n\n   \n\n \n\n Accessibility Requirements: At the Bar of Ireland we 
 wish for our events to be as welcoming\, accessible and inclusive for all.
  Please provide us if comfortable with any accessibility related considera
 tions so that we can endeavour to ensure a barrier free experience during 
 the event. Please note that The Gaffney Room is not accessible via wheelch
 air. Email events@lawlibrary.ie to discuss your needs. \n
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LOCATION:Gaffney Room & Online
ORGANIZER:mailto:events@lawlibrary.ie
SUMMARY:GEMME Ireland: ‘Mediation in Education'
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026
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SUMMARY:[GEMME Ireland: ‘Mediation in Education'] GEMME Ireland Event
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/BarofIreland/gemme-june2026
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