Traveller Pride Awards 2016
There was a full house at this year’s Traveller Pride Awards at the Pillar Room, the Rotunda today (1st June) as people travelled from all over the country to attend. Two of the awards...
Traveller Men climb the Holy Mountain to promote positive mental health
This week-end (May 28th) Traveller men climbed Croagh Patrick to promote positive mental health and raise money for the Traveller Counselling Service. The Croagh Patrick challenge is the second of four challenges Traveller Men’s...
LGBTQ Travellers at Dublin Pride
One year on from the historic Equality Marriage Referendum we would like to invite you to celebrate this with LGBTQ Traveller and supporters of LGBTQ Traveller at Dublin Pride.
Research Opportunity in Traveller parenting
The Athlone Institute of Technology is offering a MA research opportunity. This research will explore how Traveller parenting values, attitudes and practices are socially constructed. Development of a Traveller model of best practice by Travellers to support...
Social Inclusion at Dublin’s Central Library
Pavee Point was part of the Dublin’s Central Library social inclusion afternoon. Groups gathered to give information to library users and to explain their activities. Other groups also attending were Aontas, Age Action, Transgender...
No Traveller Evictions Until Decent Traveller Accommodation
There was support for Pavee Point’s call for a ban on all Traveller evictions until decent Traveller accommodation is provided at today’s Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Deputy Fergus O’Dowd (FG) of Dundalk...
NITRIS Consultations May 2016 – Postponed
The Department of Justice and Equality has cancelled the regional consultations for the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) scheduled for May 2016. They have informed us that these consultations will be rescheduled for September...
Council of Europe confirms Traveller accommodation in breach of human rights charter
The finding that Ireland has violated Article 16 of the European Social Charter in its treatment of Travellers confirms what Travellers and Traveller organisations have claimed for some time. “This finding by the European...
What are your attitudes to LGBT+ young people?
Soon it will be the anniversary of YES vote for marriage equality. But we know there are still a lot of problems for young Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT+) young people – including...
Disappointment on Traveller Ethnicity at UPR 2016
Read our briefing document above. Disappointment on Traveller Ethnicity at UPR 2016 Pavee Point is disappointed the State did not use the opportunity of the UPR to recognise Traveller ethnicity and...