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A bereavement counselling group for people bereaved by homicide will start in the Metropole Hotel in Cork on Tuesday 20th September 2011 from 7pm to 9PM and will run every Tuesday until the 22rd November 2011 One member per family may attend the course. The cost per...

EU DIRECTIVE ON VICTIMS OF CRIME On the 18th May 2011, the European Commission published a draft directive in the area of victim’s rights establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. The Minister for Justice, Equality and...

A Memorial service for victims of homicide will take place on the 24th September 2011 in the Unitarian Church on St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. Refreshments will be available afterwards at O’Callagan Stephen’s green Hotel on the same street. Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly...

The AdVIC AGM will be held on the 16th April 2011 from 2PM to 5PM at the Teachers Club, 36 Parnel Square, Dublin 1 Greg Heylin, Director of the Crime office will be guest speaker. The meeting will cover: Overview of 2010 activities Financial report Election The...

Since the 1st January 2011, AdVIC have been providing a counselling service designed for the families and friends of those who have been bereaved by multiple homicides. This is a new nationwide service and compliments the homicide bereavement services we have been...

AdVIC intends to organise two bereavement counselling bereavement groups in 2011. The Dublin group will start on the Wednesday 23rd February 2011 from 7 to 9PM at the Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 2. It will run every Wednesday until the 27th April 2011....

The new free Phone is 116 006. The number for texts is 085 1337711 The National Crime Victims Helpline provides an opportunity for people who are feeling isolated, anxious, angry, sad, nervous and afraid as a result of a crime to find emotional support on the phone,...

The Irish Prison Service has issued an information booklet on their Victim Liaison service The booklet explains the role of the Victim Liaison Officer and what service they offer to victims of crime(including families of homicide victims) . It contains an application...

Subject to sufficient interest, a new bereavement counselling group is due to start in Cork at the Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork. The course will most likely start in mid October on a Thursday night from 7PM to 9PM and run for 10 weeks. One member...

Over the next few days our summer newsletter will be going out to families on our data base. We are looking at introducing two new projects in the autumn New Bereavement Counselling Group in Cork at the Cork Institute of Technology. This course would most likely take...