Campaigners seeking in-camera rule changes to attend Leinster House meeting

It comes as a family law reporting project in the family courts is getting underway, as the idea of seeking to address the in-camera rule is gaining traction amid concern that it helps to protect domestic violence abusers. File Picure: Larry Cummins

Activists calling for changes to the in-camera rule — court proceedings held in private — will meet with TDs and senators in Leinster House on Tuesday.

They include family law practitioners and birth mother advocates, and are being hosted by Independent TDs Paul Gogarty and Mattie McGrath on behalf of the All-Party Group on Family Law Reform.