Measles March 2011
Cases of Measles have been confirmed by the HPSC in March 2011. Please ensure community health workers provide information to families on the MMR and, where appropriate, advise families to contact their family doctor...
Vacancy: Senior Youth Worker
Pavee Point Travellers Centre is currently recruiting for a Senior Youth Worker. Pavee Point is a national Traveller organisation whose staff and participants are Travellers and members of the majority population working together in partnership to address...
Habitual Residency Condition impacting negatively on Traveller Families
The habitual residency condition must be met in order for people to qualify for social assistance payments in Ireland. This means that the person must be resident in Ireland with“a degree of permanence evidenced...
Pavee Point welcomes Rev Jesse Jackson
International Day Against Racism – 21 March 2011 Pavee Point today launched a DVD on Traveller Education. The DVD, a resource for educators, parents, policy makers and young Travellers in education, was produced with...
Pavee Parents: Post Primary Concerns
This video, produced by Pavee Point and made by Dublin Community Television (DCTV) was launched on March 21, 2011 by Rev. Jesse Jackson and received significant media coverage in newspapers and on Television. Copies...
Massive Cuts in Traveller Education Service are Discriminatory
Released to Media on 21 March 2011 To mark the International (UN) Day Against Racism (March 21st) the civil rights leader the Revd. Jesse Jackson launched the DVD ‘Pavee Parents Post Primary Concerns’ which...
The First Traveller in the Last Senate?
Media Release Friday 11 March 2011 Note: the CERD observations referred to in this press release are available in full here: CERD Recommendations and Observations Ireland Pavee Point welcomes the recommendations of the UN...
Statement on Smithfield Horse Fair incident
Pavee Point Travellers’ Centre has released a statement on events at Smithfield Horse Fair
Pavee Point Calls for Traveller Inclusion in the New Programme for Government
Pavee Point News Release RELEASED: 23 February 2011 Pavee Point Calls for Traveller Inclusion in the New Programme for Government Speaking after the hearing by the UN to the Irish government response to the...
Shadow Report to the UN CERD Committee Launched
Pavee Point has launched its Shadow Report to the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. At an event in Dublin, Mr Michael Farrell of the Irish Human Rights Commission and Ms Anastasia...