News Items
November 2024
Following our successful training program in 2023/24, Later Life Mediation is announcing another Elder Mediation training program. The first three days are scheduled for Spring 2025 (April 7th, 8th and 9th), with the remaining 3 days scheduled for November 10th, 11th and 12th 2025.. It will be held at the Avila Centre in Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
October 2023
We are very sorry to announce the passing of Claire Kearney, our beloved colleague. Claire was integral to everything that we in Later Life Mediation have done over the past more than 10 years and we relied heavily on her skill, integrity and wisdom in all of our work. She has been a wonderful friend to the three of us but also has made a deep impression on anyone with whom she came into contact. Claire was a skilled mediator and has taught and influenced us in how we operate, as well as being generous in sharing her knowledge with others.
We offer our deepest sympathies to her husband, Peter, her family and friends.
June 2023
Following our successful training program in 2022, Later Life Mediation is announcing another Elder Mediation training program. It is scheduled for Autumn 2023 (November 27th, 28th and 29th) and Spring 2024 (April 22nd, 23rd and 24th). It will be held at the Avila Centre in Morehampton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
February 2022
Later Life Mediation has just announced a programme as a pathway to possible Elder Mediation International Network certification as an Elder Mediator. The programme will run over three days in in May 2022 and a further 3 days in October 2022. Further details are available on this website.
November 2021
We were delighted to finally be able to hold the remaining two days of our Elder Mediation course that started in March 2020. We are very grtateful to all of the attendees who persevered, many of whom are now engaged in seeking accreditation with EMIN.
September 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have cancelled the 2nd 3-day tranche of our Elder Mediation course. We will now hold Day 4 online in two parts in October 2020, with the remaining 2 days to be scheduled for sometime in 2021, depending on the pandemic situation.
March 2020
Later Life Mediation ran the first three days of our Elder mediation training course - we were fortunate to have attendees from the UK, Switzerland and Ireland. The next three days of this course will be run in October of this year.
November 2019
Later Life Mediation has just announced a programme as a pathway to possible Elder Mediation International Network certification as an Elder Mediator. The programme will run over three days in in March 2020 and a further 3 days in October 2020. Further details can be accessed by clicking on this link: Page: Training Schedule 2020
November 2019
We ran our Introduction Day to Elder Mediation, which was attended by 4 trained mediators at the Avila Centre in Morehampton Road, Dublin 4. The course was given by Claire and Brian.
February 2019
We ran our Introduction Day to Elder Mediation, which was attended by 7 trained mediators at the Avila Centre in Morehampton Road, Dublin 4. The course was given by Frances and Brian.
May 2018
The Elder Mediation World Summit was held in Bristol. Later Life Mediation was represented by Helen (in her capacity as Chairperson of EMIN), Frances and Brian. All three gave presentations to the conference.
April 2017
Frances Stephenson gave a talk to students of the Masters in Education and Well Being of Older Person course in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick on the topic of Elder mediation. Frances is pictured here with the programme co-ordinator, Liz Early.
March 2017
We ran our Introduction Day to Elder Mediation, which was attended by 16 trained mediators at the Avila Centre in Morehampton Road, Dublin 4. The course was given by Frances and Brian.
August 2016
Later Life Mediation has announced the holding of two further courses on Elder Mediation, which are aimed specifically at mediators who wish to deepen their knowledge of this specialism.
The Elder Mediation Day 5 course is scheduled for October 6th 2016 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 5
The Elder Mediation Day 6 course is scheduled for October 7th 2016 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 6
May 2016
Both Helen and Frances addressed the Elder Mediation World Summit in Linz, Austria this month. Helen talked in her capacity as Chairperson of EMIN and Frances presented a paper.
December 2015
Later Life Mediation has announced the holding of three courses on Elder Mediation, which are aimed specifically at mediators who wish to deepen their knowledge of this specialism.
The Elder Mediation Day 1 course is scheduled for Feb 22nd 2016 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. This is a repeat of two day 1 training days already run in 2015. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 1
The Elder Mediation Day 3 course is scheduled for March 2nd 2016 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. This is being run for the first time and can be attended by people who have not yet completed the Day 2 module. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 3
The Elder Mediation Day 4 course is scheduled for April 20th 2016 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. This is being run for the first time and can be attended by people who have not yet completed the Day 2 module or Day 3 module. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 4
October 2015
On September 30th, we ran our Elder Mediation Training Day 2 . This is an other step on the road to EMIN accreditation for those who were interested in being certified Elder Mediators and a further insight into the issues being addressed by Elder Mediators. We intend to hold further training days, probably in the spring of 2016, to further enable people to work towards accreditation.
May 2015
There was an excellent turn-out for our Elder Mediation Training Day 1. The feedback was very positive and we are very much looking forward to our Elder Mediation Training Day 2, to be held on September 30th. This day will be of value to those who have already had an introduction to Elder Mediation.
April 2015
Later Life Mediation has announced the holding of two courses on Elder Mediation, which are aimed specifically at mediators who wish to deepen their knowledge of this specialism.
The Elder Mediation Day 1 course is scheduled for May 21st 2015 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 1
The Elder Mediation Day 2 course is scheduled for September 30th 2015 in the Avila Centre in Donnybrook. Details of this course can be accessed by clicking the following link: Elder Mediation Training Day 2
June 2014
One of our group, Helen Harnett, has been elected as chairperson of Elder mediation International - below is the news as announced by the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland:
The MII wishes to congratulate Helen Harnett on her appointment as Chair of the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN). EMIN promotes standards and ethics in Elder Mediation through its international certification programme and Code of Practice. It also promotes Elder Mediation worldwide through World Summits which are well known to the many MII members who attended the 2009 World Summit in Dublin.
At the 7th World Summit on Mediation with Age Related Issues in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June this year, it was announced that the next World Summit will take place in Linz, Austria from May 2 to May 4, 2016.
Helen served on the MII Council from 2009 to 2013 and is a founding member and Director of Later Life Mediation. She can be contacted at helen@laterlifemediation.com and 087 2482601.
The attached photo is of Helen Harnett presenting the Sherren Leadership Award to Greg McCann Beranger at the 7th World Summit in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 26th this year.
Sept 21st 2013
Helen Harnett and Brian O’Neill presented a day-long workshop on ‘Ageing in Families’ in Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre.
August 28th 2013
The Irish Times ran a feature on Elder Mediation, focusing particularly on Later Life Mediation
Irish Times Feature August 2013
June 22nd 2013
Helen Harnett and Brian O’Neill presented a day-long workshop on ‘Ageing in Families’ in Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre. It was well attended and the feedback was excellent.
June 19th 2013
Frances Stephenson was interviewed by Miriam O’Callaghan on her radio 1 programme. You can listen back to the interview here:
March 2nd 2013
Two of our mediators, Frances and Joe, presented a workshop on Elder Mediation at the Caring for the Carers Conference held in Westport from March 1st - 3rd 2013.
Joe McDermott (LLM), Frances Stephenson (LLM), Mary McMahon (CEO of Caring for the Carers), Pat Shannon (Head of Services of Caring for the Carers).
November 20th 2012
Three of our mediators presented a seminar at the 14th Annual Mediators’ Institute of Ireland Conference in November which was held last week. The topic was ‘Sensitising Mediators to Elder mediation Issues’. The purpose of the seminar was to raise the profile of Elder Mediation and to share what we have learned to-date.
June 13th 2012
Four of our mediators were awarded their internationally-accredited Certificates in Elder Mediation at the World Summit on Elder Mediation in Glasgow. This is a major achievement and we are among the first in Europe to achieve this status.
November 29th 2011
Later Life Mediation featured in an article in the Irish Times Health supplement. You can read the article here
November 4th/5th 2011
The Later Life Mediation mediators attended the Mediation Institute of Ireland (MII) Annual conference at the Grand Hotel in Malahide. Claire Kearney co-presented one of the workshops. The conference was attended by over 165 delegates, demonstrating the growing awareness of mediation in Ireland.
October 26th 2011
Frances Stephenson and Brian O’Neill were interviewed by The Bray People newspaper. They were asked about Elder Mediation in Ireland in general and about Later Life Mediation in particular. The interview can be accessed by clicking below.