Dr Alan Cusack on The Claire Byrne Show on RTE Radio 1

On Monday, 22 April 2024, Dr Alan Cusack was interviewed on the Claire Byrne Show on RTE Radio 1. Dr Miriam Delahunt BL also contributed to the interview which focused on the topic of the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in the Irish criminal justice system.

During the interview, Dr Cusack provided an overview of the University of Limerick’s pioneering new inter-faculty programme, the Professional Diploma in Intermediary Studies, which is delivered jointly by experts in the School of Law and School of Allied Health.

In representing Ireland’s first training and accreditation programme for Registered Intermediaries, this state-of-the-art interfaculty programme addresses a key recommendation raised in the O’Malley Report (2020) and it is a foundational aspect of the Irish government’s vision to create a more accessible criminal justice system pursuant to its Supporting A Victim’s Journey (2020) strategy.

Dr Cusack also spoke about the role that intermediaries will be expected to play in the criminal process and provided an analysis of the success of similar special measures internationally.

A podcast of the interview is available online on RTE Radio 1.