Parole Board

The Parole Board's legal aid scheme provided legal representation to 38 applicants and 28 victims in the first year-and-a-half of its operation, new figures show. The statutory Parole Board today published its first annual report, covering the period from 31 July 2021 — when the Parole Ac

Dr Lisa Cuthbert and Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan have been appointed to an expanded Parole Board. The Parole Board — the independent statutory body responsible for considering the eligibility for parole of people serving life sentences — now has 15 members, the maximum allowed unde

Ciairín de Buis has been appointed as the inaugural chief executive officer of the newly-established statutory Parole Board. Ms de Buis brings over 25 years' experience in the NGO and not-for-profit sector. She currently provides strategic advice to organisations such as Dublin Rape Cris