Our policies, procedures and forms can be downloaded for your own convenience.
Safeguarding Personnel
Mr Mick Daly c/o Bishops House, Dublin Road, Carlow Email: dlp@kandle.ie Tel: 085-8021633
Fr. Michéal Murphy PP Mountmellick, Co. Laois Tel: 057-8679302 & Ms Michele Hughes c/o Bishop’s House, Carlow Tel: 086-1710643
All Church organisations and personnel can access specialist advice about child protection issues through the National Office and contact the National Board. National Office for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCC) New House Saint Patrick’s College Maynooth, Co.Kildare Tel: 01 505 3124 Fax: 01 505 3026 Website: www.safeguarding.ie
Training
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) in their guidance state that all persons, clerical and lay, who are engaged in delivering services/ministering to children are required to undertake the NBSCCCI full day training programme every three years. The next available dates for Child Safeguarding Training are detailed below. Full Day Training Full day training days are free of charge and run from 10am to 4pm, lunch is provided.
- Saturday 5th October, Portlaoise Parish Centre
- Saturday 9th November, Newbridge Parish Centre *FULLY BOOKED*
- Saturday 23rd November, Portlaoise Parish Centre *note venue change* – UPDATE 22.10.19 THIS TRAINING DAY IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
Information sessions These sessions are follow-up sessions for those who have completed the full day’s training previously eg: in 2017 or 2018. Information sessions run from 7pm – 9pm. Dates below.
- Tuesday 19th November, Portlaoise Parish Centre, places limited.
Booking is essential as places are limited. Booking can be done by using the arrows below to scroll to your preferred date, simply select the date and click registration. Bookings can also be given by emailing safeguarding@kandle.ie or phoning 086-1710643. More training dates will be offered early in 2020. Please keep up to date with this page and your parish for news on training events.
Safeguarding Policies and Resources

Important Information
As there are the 2 types of vetting forms available we strongly advise you to go through the checklist when you have completed either form as they cannot be processed without the necessary ID and address verification documents.
The Garda Vetting will not accept incomplete applications and to this end we have attached two “How To” sample applications.
One for the “long form” (NVB2) and one for the “e-vetting invitation” (NVB1).
These samples are intended only as a reference for you to check your own application against or if you are unsure of how the applications are completed.

Important Information
Forms can be downloaded and completed, and must then be printed and signed.