In response to today’s report on the emergency removal of children from their families by Gardaí, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre supports calls for TUSLA to provide a 24 hour service for child...
Minister Paschal Donohoe, TD, spoke about how important the recognition of Traveller ethnicity is on a visit to Pavee Point today. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform said he was proud to be part...
Pavee Point signed up to the Healthy Ireland Network Charter. This Network was launched thanks to the work of the Healthy Ireland Council who in 2016 identified ‘health and wellbeing’ as a priority for the...
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Rural, Regional and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, TD, sampled the enthusiasm and energy for arts and heritage at Pavee Point and reiterated her belief in pride in Traveller culture. The Minister recalled...
The Traveller Pride Awards 2017 take place on Thursday June 1st 2017 12.30 – 2.30pm Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1. The Awards, which celebrate the achievements and contributions Travellers make to their own...
Congratulations to Rosaleen McDonagh, playwright, on her election to Aosdána. She is the first Irish Traveller to receive this honour. Rosaleen says she is ‘delighted’ with the news and that her election came as...
It is good news that the new National Women’s Strategy 2017-2020 contains specific actions in relation to Traveller and Roma women. This wasn’t the case in the last Strategy. It is our experience that...
We were very happy to welcome Minister for Health Simon Harris TD to Pavee Point to highlight health inequalities between Irish Travellers and the majority population. Minister Harris met with Programme Workers here in...
Barrister Derek Shortall spoke today on the social welfare rights of EU citizens in Ireland at an event aimed at NGOs and agencies supporting EU citizens to access social protection in Ireland. The event...
EU Roma Week saw the first session of ‘Community Work in a Changing Ireland’ – a course for Traveller and Roma leaders – take place at NUI, Maynooth. This course is taking place over four...
