Cork venue for Mediators’ Institute

THE Mediators’ Institute of Ireland will hold its ninth annual conference this weekend at the Clarion Hotel in Cork.

Entitled Mediation in the 21st Century: Embracing the Future? it will be launched on Friday night by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Donal Counihan.

The opening address will be by Karen Erwin, president of The Mediators’ Institute of Ireland, on Saturday morning, while the keynote address will be on Sunday by Cinnie Noble, a lawyer-mediator and a former social worker.