Pre-RJ Week update – Restorative justice set for regional expansion, register now for Limerick conference

Probation Service seeks expressions of interest for regional expansion of restorative justice

The Probation Service is inviting expressions of interest for new restorative justice providers in 1) Donegal, 2) Kilkenny and Carlow and 3) the Southwest Region, with a deadline of 18 October (call here, full details here, LinkedIn post here). The call notes that ‘future expansion may extend to […]  Louth, Cavan and Monaghan’, ‘pending funding availability’. This represents a significant expansion in regional provision, so please consider if your organisation might be able to apply (or to collaborate with others to apply) if you work in these regions. All questions to EOI@probation.ie.

Le Chéile to host International RJ Week conference in Limerick

You can register here and find an infographic attached for the Le Chéile Restorative Justice Conference, which will take place on Friday 15 November at Thomond Park, Limerick. The conference is free of charge and features several excellent speakers and workshops.

Other items of interest

• A report from Dublin North East Inner City discusses restorative justice and restorative practices on pp. 41, 51 and 55 in the context of crime prevention and community safety – see here.
• The European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) has published its feedback to the European Union on its process to develop a new European judicial training strategy – see here.
• The EFRJ is also seeking expressions of interest from organisations that would like to host its events in 2026 and 2027 – see here for more.
• I attach a pdf of an interesting new study on different types of participant satisfaction following victim-offender mediation, from the academic journal Victims & Offenders.
• The Northern Irish justice minister, Naomi Long, spoke in favour of restorative justice at a Restorative Justice Council conference in Belfast in September – see here.
• BBC Bitesize have published six short videos outlining restorative justice from different people’s perspectives for educational use in schools – check the series out here.