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Róisín O'Shea

Róisín O'Shea

Founding Partner of ARC Mediation; barrister-at-law; expert in family law mediation; Chair of the Irish Professional Mediators' Organisation

May 25, 2026

14:30
Yeah.
14:31
But we can't actually start working with one person because the two people have to decide.
14:36
I do like those initial conversations with prospective clients because I say to clients, "One person is you.
14:42
Look, here's the reality, 75 to 80% of marriages are ended by women." It's the women who, when I say ended by, I mean they are ready to initiate the formal ending of the relationship.
14:53
They, they will usually say, "It's ended two, three years ago.
14:56
He hasn't done," or, "She hasn't done," whatever.
14:59
Um, so, so they are ready to, one person is really keen and ready to get going, and the other person could be going, "I don't know." They could say, "I'm completely blindsided."

7 MINS LATER

21:59
Do you find a lot of difficulty with parenting agreements and making decisions on that?

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