A new Family Law Reporting Project is due to get underway in family courts across the country and is being modelled on the Child Law Project started in 2012 by former journalist Dr Carol Coulter. A tender process for the project closed in September and the bid by the Child Law Project was selected for the new project. Capture the perspectives of the parties and witnesses in family law proceedings as can be determined from observations and court records. Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said the aim of the new family law reporting project is to enhance transparency for the public about private family law proceedings and build confidence in the judicial determination of private family law disputes, while continuing to ensure the privacy of those proceedings for children and families. He said: “I am confident this project will serve to further promote transparency and fairness in how family law proceedings are conducted.

Source: Irish Examiner January 10, 2026 22:08 UTC