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Sabine Walsh




Mediator, Head of Curriculum Innovation and Learning Design of the Mediator Academy, Ireland

Sabine is Head of Curriculum Innovation and Learning Design for the education technology company Mediator Academy. She worked as a lawyer before building a busy practice in mediation and teaching and training in the area of mediation and ADR. She has designed and delivered courses in the higher and professional education sectors and for public and private organisations.

She is an academic writer and commentator on mediation and is co-editor of the EU Mediation Handbook (Kluwer). She has just completed a 3-year term as President of the MII, Irelands national mediation body and during her term as President was instrumental in helping get Ireland’s Mediation Act 2017 across the line.  

Sabine is passionate about mediator education and has designed and coordinated two postgraduate programmes in mediation and conflict in one of Ireland’s National Universities. Sabine joined Mediator Academy full-time as Co-founder in 2019.