News

ACJRD are delighted to welcome Orla O’Neill, ACJRD’s new Executive Director.

Latest Updates

Vacancy: Mayo Rape Crisis Centre, Director of Services: 21 February

Vacancy: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL): Project Officer, Budapest. Deadline: 23 February

Vacancy: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Policy and Operations Officer, Luxembourg. Deadline: 24 February

Vacancy: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Administrative Assistant. Deadline: 24 February

Vacancies: Garda recruitment campaign launched. Deadline: 27 February

Vacancy: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Senior Security Compliance Officer, Deadline: 10 March

Vacancy: European Union Agency for Asylum, Legal Officer (various), Malta. Deadline: 11 March

Internship: Bar Council to pilot new internship programme. Deadline: 14 March/18 March

Vacancy: International Protection Panel and Repatriation Panel 

Volunteer: Crime Victims Helpline Spring 2025 Volunteer Training Programme

Volunteer: Victim Support at Court 

Latest Updates

AdVIC Irish National Meeting 2025: Enhancing Victim Support & Justice Coordination, 20 February

Webinar, IAP: Operation Endgame; A comprehensive approach in the fight against cybercrime, 20 February

ICEL’s Review of the CJEU in 2024 Conference: 28  February  

Supporting Survivors: Understanding the Criminal Justice Process (England and Wales): Sexual Violence and the Legal System Training, 2 April

Annual Transnational Crime Conference, 14-16 May, Chile

Save the date! 2025 North South Criminology Conference, Maynooth University, 23-25 June

EUROCRIM 2025 Conference abstract submissions, Deadline: 1 March 

Ethnic inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: Evidence from the Crown Court in England and Wales, 23 October (Online, UK)

New Supreme Court website launched

2024 ACJRD Annual Conference Report available

Latest Updates

Law Student Essay Competition 2025. Deadline: Friday 28 March at 5pm.

District Court Research, Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee

Community Sanctions in Ireland, Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee

Irish Prison Service 2023 Annual Report

Restorative Justice Services’ 2023 Annual Report 

2024 ACJRD Annual Conference Report available

ACJRD Newsletter

ACJRD's November 2024 newsletter is now available - with information on ACJRD's December networking event, news, vacancies, consultations, invitations to tender, podcasts and recent publications, along with other news...

In a big change for ACJRD, Maura Butler retired as Chairperson at our Annual Conference on 12 June 2024, having taken up the role in 2007. Mary Griffin, CEO and Under Treasurer of the King’s Inns, has taken up the role from Maura.

Membership of ACJRD for 2025 is due for renewal in January 2025, so we will be in contact with our members.

Benefit from reduced prices and priority access to Conference, Seminars and Networking events... 

Since our move to a new mailing list provider, Mailjet, took place on 1st January 2024 we have removed anyone from the ACJRD mailing list who has not opted-in.

Why do I have to opt-in again? ACJRD have moved to a new mailing list provider, Mailjet, and to comply with GDPR all those who wish to remain on the mailing list need to opt-in again in order to receive future emails and notifications of events. 

Christmas Networking - Hugh Dockry Seminar

ACJRD's Christmas networking event and seminar, "Heading towards a federal criminal justice system? Past, present and future of EU Justice", took place in the Law Society of Ireland on Monday, 11 December, 2023. 

ACJRD Annual Conference

The 9th Irish Criminal Justice Agencies Conference, Penal Policy Reform: Putting Community at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System, took place on Tuesday, 10th October 2023.

Dr John O’Connor, Judge of the Circuit Court, "Judicial Discretion and the Justice and Welfare Dichotomy: The Sentencing of Children in the Irish Youth Justice System" - Thursday, 20th April 2023, 6pm (registration 5.30pm)

The ACJRD 25th Annual Conference took place on Friday, 7th October 2022.

"Race, Migration and the Criminal Justice System"  -  Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022

A collaboration between ACJRD and the UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Bruno Min, Legal Director (UK & International), Fair Trials, presented the 15th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture online.

The seminar, "Effecting Change: Learning from the experience of Oberstown" took place on Thursday, 3rd March, 2022.

The UKICJC Network held a webinar on "Extradition post Brexit - Implementation of Part Three, Title VII of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA):  Perspectives from the UK and Ireland” on 10th January, 2022.

The ACJRD Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Working Groups, in collaboration with the Policing Authority, held this online seminar on Wednesday, 1st December, 2021.

The ACJRD Restorative Justice Working Group presented this online seminar on Thursday, 18th November, 2021.

The ACJRD 24th Annual Conference “Criminal Justice and Public Health: Policy and Practice Post-Pandemic” took place online on Friday, 8th October, 2021.