Pavee Point is delighted today to highlight the decision by the Press Ombudsman to uphold a complaint made by Shane O Curry of ENAR that a column by Mr Ian O Doherty of the Irish Independent breached Principle 8 (Prejudice) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. We feel strongly that this was […]
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Year: 2014
The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse published an article that Siobhan Cafferty, former Pavee Point Drugs Programme Coordinator, co-authored with researchers from the Health Research Board in November 2013, pertaining to Travellers accessing addiction services in Ireland. A summary of the article entitled, “Travellers Accessing Addiction Services in Ireland (2007 to 2010): Analysis of […]
read more →On 13th January the Youth Work programme delivered Relationship and Sexuality Education Toolkit training to organisations working with young Travellers. The participants attending were made up of Travellers and settled people working directly with young Travellers. The participants were representing four Traveller organisation across the country which were; Wicklow Traveller Programme Sligo Traveller Group Kilkenny […]
read more →The British Irish Parliamentary Assembly met in Leinster House in January to consider issues facing Travellers and Roma in their jurisdictions. Membership is composed of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly. Pavee Point representatives presented to […]
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