Cuan

The board of Cuan, the new domestic, sexual and gender based violence agency, has convened for the first time.

Professor Caroline Fennell, professor emerita of law at University College Cork, has been appointed as chairperson of Cuan. The new statutory agency tasked with tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence was formally opened in February 2024.

Justice minister Helen McEntee and James Browne, minister of state with responsibility for law reform have welcomed the passing through the Oireachtas of legislation which will establish a statutory agency under the remit of the Department of Justice dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic,