{"id":326,"date":"2017-01-03T16:37:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T16:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2025-03-11T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:10:58","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-326\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-326-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-326-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-326-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mediation Options<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mediation Options<\/span><\/strong> was established by Brian O\u2019Byrne in 2016.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brian is a current member of the MII Council and held the position of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Honorary Secretary<\/span> of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mediators' Institute of Ireland from 2013 until 2021<\/span>. He is a vastly experienced Mediator who has participated in over 1000 hours of face-to-face mediation over the past two decades. Brian has lectured on Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practices in Trinity College, University College Dublin and N.U.I. Maynooth.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mediation Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brian has facilitated numerous successful and lasting resolutions across many sectors including Workplace, Family, Separating Couples, Commercial and Community.\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Between 2001 and 2011 Brian facilitated over 300 equality mediations under Equal Status and Employment legislation while working as a Mediator with the Equality Tribunal. In all, Brian has conducted in excess of 1000 hours of mediation dealing with\u00a0 disputes involving\u00a0the Services Sector (banking, education, airlines etc.) and the Workplace.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2005 Brian was appointed Head of Mediation in the Equality Tribunal and successfully managed its Mediation Service until 2011 when he took up a position with the Family Mediation Service.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When conducting mediation Brian adheres to the Mediators\u2019 Institute of Ireland's Code of Ethics ( <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">http:\/\/www.themii.ie\/code-of-ethics-and-practice<\/span>).<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mediation Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Practitioner (Advanced) Member\u00a0of the Mediators' Institute of Ireland (2003)<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Masters in Mediation and Conflict Resolution University College Dublin 2005.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Email\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">brianobyrne2@gmail.com<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Phone\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">087 2472326<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-326-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-326-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-326-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-d6014b76747a\">\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t<img src=\"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mii-adv-app-med-23-letter-mark.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"257\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" title=\"mii adv app med 23 letter mark\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-326-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-326-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535\">\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t<img src=\"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-2.jpg\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-2.jpg 1728w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-2-291x300.jpg 291w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-2-994x1024.jpg 994w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-2-768x791.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-2-1491x1536.jpg 1491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" title=\"Brian 2\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-326-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-326-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-7877d6771435\">\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t<img src=\"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mediation-Options-2017-1024x317.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mediation-Options-2017-1024x317.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mediation-Options-2017-300x93.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mediation-Options-2017-768x238.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediationoptions.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mediation-Options-2017.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" title=\"mediation-options-2017\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mediation Options Mediation Options was established by Brian O\u2019Byrne in 2016. 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