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...
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...
Minister Fitzgerald launches Violence against Women: An Issue of Gender
The Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women, chaired by National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), has launched its publication of “Violence Against Women: An Issue of Gender. The publication was launched in December 2013...
Traveller Drug Network- 18th February
The 1st 2014 TDN will take place on Tuesday, 18 February from 11am – 4pm at Pavee Point. Noel O’Connor from Urrús/Ballymun Youth Action Project will provide the input on ‘Performance & Image Enhancing...
Pavee Point present to the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly
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...
Roma Rights Forum
A new Forum for progressing Roma human rights Context: Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre works to promote the realisation of human rights of Travellers and Roma in Ireland. Many Roma in Ireland are...