Today (30 Sept) Pavee Point Co Director, Lynsey Kavanagh, is in Brussels for the EU High-Level Roundtable on equality data: contributing to a panel discussion on ‘Cooperation for inclusive equality data’ as part of Ireland’s EU presidency. The discussion focused on the vital role of civil society, including Traveller and Roma organisations in equality data […]
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Month: September 2026
Pavee Point was delighted to attend the third weekend of the Convention on Education, led by the Department of Education and Youth, and continuing an important process of dialogue and engagement on the future of education. This weekend provided another opportunity to bring Traveller and Roma voices, experiences and perspectives to the conversation and to […]
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On Thursday (24 Sept), Pavee Mothers attended the ‘Break the Cycle Conference’ in Dublin — looking to how prevention, timely intervention and family support services can help tackle inequality for children and young people. The conference was a side event to the official meeting on the European Child Guarantee, and was organised by Eurochild, the […]
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On Wednesday (23 Sept), Pavee Mothers attended the Shaping the Future forum, hosted by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. The forum is the final stage of a wider consultation process on the future of early learning and care and school age care across Ireland — bringing together parents, early years educators, school age […]
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On Thursday (24 Sept), Pavee Point welcomed comments made by Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor advocating for resources for Primary Health Care for Travellers Projects (PHCTPs) in Budget 2027, and the implementation of recommendations from Pavee Point’s Beyond the Poverty Trap report. Comments made by Minister Mary Butler, during the same sitting of the Joint Oireachtas […]
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On Thursday (24 Sept), Pavee Point’s Education Team attended the Tusla School Attendance Summit, bringing together more than 300 representatives to explore the challenges and opportunities around improving school attendance, and supporting children and young people to stay engaged in education. For Traveller and Roma children and young people, improving attendance and participation requires a […]
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On Tuesday (22 Sept), members of Pavee Point’s Health and Mental Health Programmes attended the Health Research Board’s National Conversation on Inclusion Health Research. The day-long conference was an opportunity to contribute Pavee Point’s perspectives on the barriers and enablers to inclusive health research, and what meaningful future investment should look like. Over the last […]
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As part of our 30-year partnership with the Central Statistics Office (CSO), a presentation was made to the National Traveller Health Network (NTHN) on Census 2027. During the session, we discussed the need to adapt our approaches to ensure maximum participation of Travellers and Roma in the upcoming census. Census 2027 will take place over […]
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Today and tomorrow (21/22 Sept), as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency, Pavee Point is attending the High Level Event on Anti-Racism at IMMA in Dublin. The conference will discuss progress on the EU’s new Anti-Racism Strategy and, along with Irish stakeholders, explore lessons and insights from Ireland’s National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR). PHOTO1: Michaela […]
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Scottish Traveller Storyteller Jess Smith entertained us all with a scary story about a man and his feet at last night’s Culture Night at Pavee Point. We were delighted to showcase our heritage objects – tent, tin-smithing, beady pockets, flower-making and Roma heritage. It was great to have the chats with visitors – including Travellers […]
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This morning, and from following Palliative Care Week, Pavee Point Primary Health Care for Travellers Project, in partnership with the All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC), launched a new Palliative Care Leaflet during a meeting of the National Traveller Health Network. The launch was led by the PHCTP team alongside AIIHPC CEO, Melanie […]
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Memories were made and stories shared on the long road to Santiago de Compostela. For the first time, a group of Traveller men walked the Camino together on a journey of recovery — turning 115 kilometres of ancient road into a powerful journey of solidarity, remembrance and hope. On Monday (14 Sept) the Pavee Glokes […]
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Point’s Health team were in the Department of Health on Tuesday afternoon (15 Sept) for an event in support of the Traveller Road to Hope & Change Campaign 2026. The campaign launched on World Suicide Prevention Day and will run until October 10th – National Traveller Mental Health Day. Over the next month some 46 […]
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This morning (15 Sept) Pavee Point was in attendance at an Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) roundtable for a presentation and discussion on their forthcoming research: ‘Investigating Children’s Access to Early Years and School Age Care’. Participants discussed key findings from the research and how organisations can use the research in their own work. #TravellerEducation #RomaEducation […]
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Pavee Point’s Mental Health Programme were delighted to join Kildare Traveller Action on Tuesday morning (15 Sept) in celebration of Recovery Month. The theme for Recovery Month this year is: ‘Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person. Every Family. Every Community.’ The morning was an opportunity to hear stories and journeys of recovery from Travellers, and […]
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On Tuesday (Sept 08) the Pavee Point Education Programme hosted an event on the ‘Second Plan for Implementation and Action 2026–2028’ of the Traveller and Roma Education Strategy (TRES). The TRES Second Plan was recently published in August, and workshops across the morning focused on identifying priority actions within the plan to promote equity and […]
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On Thursday Pavee Mothers & Traveller Brighter Beginnings (TBB) attended the Rotunda Hospital conference ‘Connecting Care – Postnatal Support for Families’. The event provided Pavee Mothers & TBB the opportunity to meet nurses, midwives and other medical professionals, and to share information on how Traveller mothers, babies, and families can be best supported during the […]
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On Thursday (Sept 10) in Brussels, an ERGO Network delegation, including Pavee Point Co-Director Lynsey Kavanagh, met with Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness in the European Commission. Discussions focused on strengthening the implementation and accountability of the EU Roma Strategic Framework, improving equality data for evidence-based policymaking, […]
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On the 10th of September, World Suicide Prevention Day, Exchange House Ireland, Pavee Point and the Traveller Counselling Service, in partnership with the National Traveller Mental Health Network (NTMHN), launched the Traveller Road to Hope & Change 2026 campaign in the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork. Between today and National Traveller Mental Health Day (October […]
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To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, the 10th of September, our Men’s Health Programme take on their most challenging Pavee Glokes Hike and Talk yet — all the way to the Camino de Santiago in Spain. The group of eleven Traveller men will spend the next five days on the Camino to raise awareness around […]
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