Village Magazine, February/March 2014
The most recent issue of Village Magazine contains an article about the dire conditions at Spring Lane in Cork, and the lack of services available to the people living on the site. Village is...
Connected Communities Funding
Pavee Point’s Youth Work and Information programmes were successful in securing funding from The National Youth Health Programme and National Office of Suicide Prevention to implement ”Connected Communities”. This scheme is designed to enhance the...
Work Programme of the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee
Calls for Proposals regarding the Work Programme of the NTACC are now available on the Department’s website (see link below). The closing date for receipt of submissions is Friday 21st February 2014. http://www.environ.ie/en/AboutUs/PublicConsultations/2014/
Information Session for February
Pavee Point’s next information session will be on Friday, February 21st at 11am. If you’re interested in popping along to hear about Travellers, Roma and Pavee Point, give us an email on info@pavee.ie to...
UK Press Complaints Commission finds against Pavee Point
This week, the United Kingdom Press Complaints Commission found against Pavee Point for a complaint relating to the Daily Mail’s coverage of the removal of Roma children from their families in Ireland last year....
Killarney Court upholds Traveller discrimination case
Killarney District Court last week awarded two Traveller women €1000 each on foot of being refused entry into McSorley’s nightclub, which was hosting a mental health charity event. The women arrived to the nightclub...
Press Ombudsman Upholds Prejudice Complaint
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...
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention has agreed to discuss how economic, social and cultural rights can be further enhanced through the Irish Constitution. The development follows work led by Amnesty International and supported by ATD Fourth World...
Ireland’s 4th Periodic Examination under the ICCPR
The UN has released the List of Issues for consideration during Ireland’s Fourth Periodic Examination under the International Convention of Civil and Political Rights. This List provides the foundation for the discussion with the...
RCSI Traveller Community Access Programme
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have developed a Traveller Community Access Programme (TCAP) which aims to increase the participation and success rates of members of the Traveller community in third level educational...