The 18th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture

ACJRD are delighted to host 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'  on the evening of Thursday, 27 March 2025 in the Criminal Courts of Justice.

See Programme and Booking details below.

 

In collaboration with Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe, CEO of Cuan, ACJRD are delighted to host the 18th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture on the evening of Thursday, 27 March 2025 in the Criminal Courts of Justice. Dr. O'Keeffe will speak about 'Strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland'.

 

Event details

Drawing on her experience of national strategy development and implementation, Dr. O’Keeffe will discuss national strategies over the last 15 years to address Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Ireland, with a particular focus on Zero Tolerance, the current, third national strategy. This talk will draw out the main domains of activity to prevent domestic and sexual violence, to protect victims and survivors and to ensure effective pathways to and through justice. Dr. O’Keeffe will explore the complex issues at hand, the importance of partnership and critical success factors for implementation and impact. 

The Lecture will take place on Thursday, 27 March 2025, registration 5.15pm, in the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin 8 (see booking details below).


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Biography - Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe

Dr. Stephanie O’Keeffe was appointed as the first CEO of Cuan in February 2024.

Cuan is a new Statutory Agency, established under the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023. Cuan is an Agency under the aegis of the Department of Justice.

Dr O’Keeffe previously worked in the Health Service Executive (HSE) as the National Director of Health and Wellbeing and more recently National Director of Operations Planning. She has over 20 years’ experience of working in the Irish public service, across a number of organisations and, was responsible for delivering Ireland’s first ‘whole-of-government’ population health strategy - Healthy Ireland, while working in the Department of Health.

In addition to a range of academic qualifications and professional development achievements, Dr O’Keeffe holds a PhD and MSc in psychology and has Diploma and Certificate qualifications from the Institute of Directors Ireland.

 

Programme: The 17th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture 

Date: Thursday 27 March 2025

Time: 5.15pm registration and refreshments, the lecture will begin at 5.45pm sharp and end at 7.00pm.

Location: The lecture will take place in the Jury Room, Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ), Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, D08 K6YH.

 

Booking information: Click here to reserve your place on Eventbrite.

  • This event is free to attend. Please reserve your place by 20th March 2025.
  • Members of ACJRD will be prioritised. If you would like to know more about ACJRD membership please click here.
  • Photographs will be taken at this event, please inform a member of ACJRD's staff if you do not wish to be photographed.
  • ISL Interpretation is available by request, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you require this service. We would appreciate an early booking to facilitate the interpreter arrangements (by 17th March 2025).
  • CPD points: Attendance at the event may qualify for CPD points. Qualification is determined by the points’ issuer. ACJRD is happy to provide certificates of attendance on request. For GDPR purposes, attendance lists will be deleted after 12 months and it will no longer be possible to provide certificates of attendance after that. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a certificate of attendance.  

 

About Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture

The ACJRD marks the contribution Martin Tansey made to Criminal Justice in Ireland and to this association with a Memorial lecture each spring. Information and papers from the lectures which have taken place since the inaugural event in 2008 can be found here.