News

Save the Date: 2 May 2024

The 18th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, with Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe, CEO of Cuan, speaking on 'Strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland' will take place on Thursday 1st May 2025. 

Save the Date: Wednesday, 12th June 2024

ACJRD are delighted to announce that the 28th Annual Conference on the theme of ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Technological Innovation in the Criminal Justice System’ will take place on Thursday, 12th June 2025 (full day) in the Camden Court Hotel. Details to follow.

Latest Updates

Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) Established 

Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman established

Annual Transnational Crime Conference, 14-16 May, Chile

Crossing Borders - Building Futures, Restorative Justice for Children and Young People on the Move. The 13th International Seminar of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, 16-17 May, Athens

Save the Date! The ACJRD 28th Annual Conference, 12 June

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

EUROCRIM 2025 Conference, 3-6 September, Athens

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

2024 ACJRD Annual Conference Report available

Latest Updates

Vacancy: Chief Operating Officer (Community Law & Mediation), Deadline 16 April

Traineeship Lawyer – Linguist (ECB, Frankfurt). Deadline: 17 April

Vacancy: Area Manager (Staff Officer) Youth Justice Agency (Northern Ireland Civil Service), 18 April

Vacancy: Senior Operational Analyst (Europol), 22 April

Vacancy: Head of Corporate Affairs (Law Reform Commission), 23 April

Vacancy: Legal Support Manager (Public Interest Litigation Support), 25 April 

Vacancy: Public Prosecutor - Temporary (Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland), 25 April

Vacancy: Public Prosecutor (Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland), 25 April 

Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Criminology (Maynooth University), 27 April

Vacancy: Senior Assistant Director – Resource and Change (Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland), 28 April

Vacancy: Specialist - EU & International Law, Corporate Law Team (Europol), 2 May

Vacancy: Senior Specialist – Head of Team - Core International Crimes (Europol), 6 May

Vacancy: Seconded National Expert - Equality Law, 12 May

Vacancy: Seconded National Expert - National Human Rights Protection, 12 May

Vacancy: International Protection Panel and Repatriation Panel 

Volunteer: Victim Support at Court 

Latest Updates

Tosú (the organisation formerly known as IASIO) Strategy

Call for papers: 16th North/South Irish Criminology Conference

The History of the Office of the DPP: 1975-2025

An Garda Síochána Monthly Report for February 2025 to the Policing Authority

Garda Síochána Inspectorate report 'Domestic Abuse: An inspection of the Garda Síochána's approach to prevention, protection, prosecution and victim support'

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 Quarter 1 2025 Newsletter is now available - with information on ACJRD's upcoming 18th Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, ACJRD events calendar 2025 and other upcoming events; Latest news, vacancies, volunteering, internships and competitions; research and calls for abstracts; funding and invitations to tender; publications and podcasts, along with other news...

Membership of ACJRD for 2025 is due for renewal, so we are currently contacting our members.

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

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

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.

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.