Ber Barry-Murray 

Ber is an experienced mediator, facilitator, mentor, trainer, and investigator, working with private individuals, businesses and government bodies. Ber is the founder and director of RoundTable and leads a team of highly committed staff. Ber is a senior advanced mediator, with 20 years’ experience. She has mediated complex disputes nationally and internationally, assisting those who are party to the mediation in arriving at a resolution. The breadth of mediations undertaken, includes workplace, family, commercial, medical, financial, succession and land disputes. She is a member of the Board of the Mediators Institute of Ireland; on the mediation panel of the Oireachtas, the Medical Council, UCD and UCC. She is a leading trainer of mediators in Ireland. Since qualifying in Law, Ber has undertaken investigations into complaints, including bullying, harassment & sexual harassment; fraud; assault (including sexual assault); clinical matters and complaints made under protected disclosure. She is on the panel of investigators for the HSE and the Inland Fisheries Board. She has conducted investigations with international panels, as lead national investigator with multi-national organisations. She brings to the investigation arena her listening skills, empathic skills in working with people; analysing large volumes of information submitted and analysing and writing reports. Ber also works as a facilitator, trainer and mentor in the area of conflict resolution. She has facilitated meetings within and between teams from the early stages of disputes, through to their involvement in post-formal processes, including those involving disciplinary and grievance and dignity at work procedures, enabling teams to reconnect and re-establish working relationships. Her work is informed by her knowledge of interpersonal and organisational dynamics, management, and employment law, personal and organisational impact of conflict.