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Traveller Rights Highlighted at IHREC Launch

 Patrick Reilly, of Pavee Point’s Violence Against Women Programme spoke today at the launch of its first Strategy Statement by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. He called on the Government for progress...

Read more January 26, 2016 at 2:38 pm

Going to the NTRIS consultation Dublin? Attend our briefing.

Are you going to the consultation on the National Traveller Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS)  in Dublin on the 11th of February? Pavee Point is holding  a briefing for Travellers, Roma  and Traveller/Roma  organisations attending...

Read more January 25, 2016 at 6:01 pm

Homeless Travellers must be let back into Woodland Park and site made safe

Travellers and Traveller organisations came from around the country to Dundalk today to attend a protest organised by the 23 Traveller families evicted from Woodland Park in the last week.   The protest took place...

Read more January 22, 2016 at 3:38 pm

2nd Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Launched

Pavee Point welcomes the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 launched on 20 January by Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality. Tessa Collins, Violence against Women worker...

Read more January 21, 2016 at 1:58 pm

Evicting Travellers Solves Nothing

Pavee Point calls for a moratorium on evictions and on the use of Housing (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act 2002 – Trespass Act – which can be used to confiscate property and prosecute Travellers on the side of...

Read more January 20, 2016 at 5:35 pm

Pavee Point condemns evictions of 17 families from Traveller halting site –

Pavee Point calls on Environment Minister, Alan Kelly TD, to intervene as a matter of urgency to compel Louth County Council to provide alternative accommodation for 17 Traveller families evicted from a halting site...

Read more January 15, 2016 at 7:45 pm

Gearing Up for Census 2016 – April 24th

Pavee Point is continuing its work with the Census office in the run up to the Census 2016 on the 24th of April. This week we delivered an information session to Central Statistics Office...

Read more January 15, 2016 at 3:41 pm

UN Committee to hear that Traveller and Roma children’s rights need to be respected

“Recognising Travellers as a minority ethnic group would be a major step for Traveller children,” said Kathleen McDonnell, Pavee Point who is attending the  examination of Ireland’s report before the UN Committee on the Rights...

Read more January 13, 2016 at 5:09 pm

Dates for Public Consultation on National Traveller Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS)

The consultation on the revised National Traveller and  Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) is entering its second phase. The second phase of the consultation process consists of four regional meetings to discuss and agree the objectives to...

Read more January 11, 2016 at 6:38 pm

Ready, Steady, Go! on Traveller Men’s Action Programme

Our Traveller Men’s Action Programme got off to a good start in December and is featured in the current issue of Travellers’ Voice.  An article by David Murphy talks about four challenges that a...

Read more January 8, 2016 at 4:48 pm
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