Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) recently launched its Strategic Plan 2026 – 2030. Our new strategy coincided with an exciting time in the history of FSI, having completed a successful transition to a state-of-the-art laboratory in Backweston, hosting the European Academy of Forensic Science Conference 2025 (EAFS 2025), and marking 50 years since the foundation of Forensic Science Ireland in 1975. Our purpose of 'Science Supporting Justice' remains the central tenet of our strategy, underpinning all our work. We have also added a new vision 'To be one of the most innovative forensics agencies at the leading edge of forensic science', which captures our vision to be an innovative, effective and efficient organisation that collaborates nationally and internationally to be at the forefront of forensic science. We are very grateful for the support of Minister Jim O'Callaghan TD and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, and thank FSI staff and all our stakeholders for their input in developing this new strategy.
Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) has launched its Strategic Plan for 2026-2030. Building on 50 years of effective scientific service to the Criminal Justice System, the Strategic Plan ensures that FSI’s focus will remain on quality, collaboration, and research and development. FSI is set up for future success having completed its transition to a state-of-the-art laboratory that is one of the most advance facilities of its kind in the world. As FSI looks to the next 50 years, the organisation will build on the entrepreneurial spirit of the original founders through scientific research, innovation and introducing new technologies. Minister Jim O'Callaghan TD stated: “I am very pleased to launch FSI’s Strategic Plan for 2026-2030. FSI plays a vital role in our criminal justice system in Ireland. Recent advances in forensic science have had an enormous impact on the ability of the criminal justice system to deliver justice for victims and prevent crime, so it is important that FSI is prepared for and ambitious about the future, while remaining adaptable to the ever-evolving worlds of criminal justice and forensic science. I look forward to FSI’s future successes and remain committed to supporting its continued development.” You can read the strategy here: https://lnkd.in/ebSnSjB2
