This website was established and is maintained through funding from The Lighthouse Fellowship
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The Lighthouse Fellowship is a charitable organisation which assists persons with mental health issues negotiate societal challenges
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The website is currently undergoing revision
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Contact info@vulnerablewitness.com for any information
Information about the training of Intermediaries in Ireland
University of Limerick
UL’s Professional Diploma in Intermediary Studies
'UL’s Professional Diploma in Intermediary Studies is an innovative one-year, part-time, postgraduate programme designed to qualify you for inclusion on the Register of Court Intermediaries. Developed in collaboration with the Department of Justice, it equips you with the skills to facilitate communication for vulnerable witnesses and defendants in legal proceedings.'
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Recent signficiant cases......
The Court of Appeal case of 'Oscar' v DPP (16th December 2025) examined the constitutionality of s.3 Criminal Law ( Sexual Offences) Act 2006 and the issues regarding the possiblity of mistake in relation to the relevant ages contained in section....
The Supreme Court case of DPP v CC (13th March 2025) has ended the use of reviews as a sentencing provision....
In DPP v AM (2nd May 2025), the Supreme Court restricted the parameters for the disclosure of counselling notes under s.19A Criminal Evidence Act 1992...
The case of DPP v PB (13th March 2025) addressed the issue of anonymity and child defendants who 'age out' during their criminal proceeedings allowing the child to retain their anonymity.....