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Groundbreaking new research into the Irish family law system has found that adult and child victim-survivors of domestic abuse are being retraumatised during guardianship, custody and access proceedings.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has published the Review of the Operation of the In Camera Rule in Family Law Proceedings. The review, a key action in the Family Justice Strategy, was conducted by a team from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin. Some types of court proceedings including family law proceedings are not open to members of the public; they are held in private - or what is often termed 'in camera' - with restrictions placed on what can be reported.