October 2015 - Pavee Point

Traveller Graduates

Today (Oct 29th) is a big day for Geraldine and Annmarie McDonnell (pictured with Professor Philip Nolan) who pick up the parchment to say they graduate from Maynooth University. The graduation ceremony takes place in the Aula Maxima and both are graduating in an honours degree programme – Bachelor of Arts Community and Youth Work. […]

Great Show of Support at Traveller Protest

There was a fantastic show of cross community solidarity and support for Travellers at a Minceirs Whiden led protest outside Dáil Eireann today (28th Oct). Speakers included Brigid Quilligan of the Irish Traveller Movement, Patrick Nevin of Minceirs Whiden, Maria Joyce of the National Traveller Womens’ Forum and Martin Collins of Pavee Point at what […]

Traveller and Roma Audience with Pope Francis

Hundreds of Irish Travellers from Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, Cavan, Navan and all over England & Wales joined thousands of Roma in St. Peter’s Basilica for a special papal audience on Bank Holiday Monday (26th of October). The Irish group were preparing from 4.50am and left the hotel to begin queuing in St. Peter’s Square […]

Dismay at Rockville Drive Outcome

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is extremely disappointed at today’s announcement that talks to accommodate the bereaved Traveller families of the Carrickmines fire at the best site selected by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council – have failed. ‘Once again Travellers’ rights to a decent place to live come second place to the demands of […]

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes State accountability

The family in Athlone whose child was removed from their home in 2013 have secured €60,000 damages in a settlement of their legal action. Pavee Point welcomes the awarding of damages in light of the trauma that the young child endured. The Logan Report noted the serious impact of these events on the child and […]

Shock and Dismay at Further Trauma imposed on Grieving Traveller Families

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is shocked and dismayed at reports of a blockade by some Carrickmines residents of an area to be made available to accommodate the bereaved families of the victims of the horrific fire in Carrickmines early on Saturday morning. We deplore the use of cars and heavy machinery to cut […]

Families need to be supported in fire tragedy.

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre extends its sympathies to the family members & the extended families of those tragically killed in the fire in Carrickmines on Saturday morning – 10th October. ‘There is a need for these families to be supported at this terrible time,’ said Ronnie Fay, Co Director, Pavee Point ‘and local […]

Irish Human Rights Commission calls for Traveller ethnicity to be ‘a priority’.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Travellers should be recognised by the Irish Government as an ethnic minority – as a priority. “While there has been some progress in advancing the dialogue on Traveller ethnicity, the State has not formally recognised Travellers as an ethnic […]

Pavee Point at Council of Europe Conference of Roma Women

Pavee Point’s Gabi Florica Muntean is representing Roma in Ireland at the Council of Europe’s Review Conference of Roma Women taking place in Macedonia this week. The aim is to take stock of developments in the area of Romani women’s rights and social inclusion at national level since the first international conference of Roma women […]

Remove Pig Farm for Roma Pride

Remove Pig Farm for Roma Pride This Sunday, October 4th, Roma Pride Day, Pavee Point and Roma activists are calling for the removal of a pig farm on the site of a WW2 concentration camp for Roma in the Czech Republic. On Sunday Roma activists are meeting to learn about the Holocaust when an estimated […]