Friday, Oct 30 — Pavee Point was delighted to join the Roma Cultural Day in Kildare for an afternoon filled with homemade traditional Roma food and music. Rudolf Simonic, of Pavee Point’s Roma Programme, spoke to those in attendance about the importance of strong community and of Roma culture, and how much there is to […]
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Month: October 2026
Thursday, Oct 29 — Pavee Point hosted a meeting with participants of the Civil Service Traveller and Roma Work Placement Programme, discussing the next steps for participants towards applying for full employment within the Civil Service, and offering understandings of how careers in the Civil Service work. The afternoon opened to group discussions, where each […]
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Wednesday, Oct 28 — Pavee Point’s Men’s Health Team delivered a health information session during the first week of D17 Traveller Movement’s Calorie Chamber programme at Muscle & Mind Fitness in Coolock. We discussed the benefits of exercise for physical and mental health, the work of the Men’s Health Programme in Pavee Point and how […]
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Wednesday, Oct 28 — Pavee Point’s Mental Health Programme attended the ‘Traveller Mental Health Education & Awareness Event’ hosted by Offaly Traveller Movement (OTM) and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI)in Tullamore. Introduced via weblink by Minister of State for Mental Health, Mary Butler TD, the event offered local Traveller organisations and CPsychI the opportunity […]
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Friday, Oct 23 — A first look today at the Pavee Glokes Camino documentary for the men who walked to Santiago in September. Thanks to Matthew Boyd for all the hard work and putting it all together. Thanks too to John Boland & Get Up Adventures for being there all along the way. Save the […]
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Friday, Oct 23 — Pavee Mothers, Traveller Brighter Beginnings and the Pave Point Roma Programme spoke at the 4th Annual Quality and Safety Conference, hosted by the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Communication in Maternity Services’. Valerie O’Leary, Gabi Muntean, Maria McDonnell, and Elizabeth McDonnell presented […]
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Thursday, Oct 22 — Martin Collins and Winnie McDonnell addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community to discuss the topic of employment, including recruitment and retention in Traveller Primary Health Care Projects, and the outstanding Traveller and Roma Training, Employment and Enterprise Plan as committed to in NTRIS. A 2024 […]
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Tuesday, Oct 20 — Pavee Point hosted Minceirs Whiden’s regional meeting in Dublin. The Traveller-only space brought together Traveller Primary Health Care Projects and local Traveller organisations to discuss urgent questions around Traveller mental health and suicide prevention. #TravellerMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #TravellerHealth #MinceirWhiden
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Wednesday, Oct 21 — Pavee Point’s Roma Programme attended an event hosted by the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission in Longford: ‘Tackling Inequality, Countering Hate, and Promoting Belonging’. Attendees heard stories from migrants, persons with disabilities, and Travellers living in the county, learning about their lives and the experiences of their communities in Longford. […]
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Cultúr 2026 is the government’s art programme for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Pavee Point is participating in this programme as part of Assembly – an installation and public programme that is looking at public spaces, democracy and the places we gather. As part of Assembly Public Programme, we are […]
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Monday, Oct 19 — Today, Pavee Point hosted further education trainers and staff from the City of Dublin ETB for an anti-racism workshop. The workshop was led by David Joyce (Pavee Point Co-ordinator for Further and Higher Education) and provided for productive conversations and experience sharing. #InclusionMatters
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Saturday, Oct 17 — In commemoration of the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Mary Collins (Pavee Point Primary Health Care Worker) & Rudolf Simonic (Pavee Point Roma Programme Community Development Worker) addressed a gathering in Dublin organised by All Together in Dignity – ATD Ireland. The national theme for the day was […]
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Friday, Oct 16 — Pavee Point were delighted to be deliver an information session on Traveller and Roma culture and history to visiting students and faculty from the College of Social and Legal Studies in Prague. Earlier this week we hosted a group of GPs from the Irish College of GPs (ICGP) for an anti-racism […]
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Thursday, Oct 15 — Pregnancy loss affects approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies each year in Ireland, including Traveller and Roma women. “We remember all the babies who have been lost and born sleeping, may their souls rest in heavenly peace and may God comfort their loved ones on this day of remembrance” – Valerie O’Leary […]
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📢 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 & 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 📢 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗼 🗓️ 8th December 2026 🕚 11.15am – 1.30pm 📍 Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre Join us for the launch and screening of a new documentary following Traveller men on the Camino de Santiago, sharing their experiences of recovery, mental […]
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Wednesday, Oct 14 — on Monday Pavee Point was in attendance at a consultation event on Cohort ’24 hosted by Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Cohort ’24 refers to a randomly selected group of children born in 2024 who are surveyed as part of a national longitudinal study conducted by GUI. Data collected informs policy […]
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Tueday, Oct 13 — the Department of Health has launched their National Drugs Strategy 2026-2030: setting out Ireland’s approach to preventing and reducing drug and alcohol harm over the next five years. We welcome that the Strategy takes on board recommendations made by Pavee Point during the consultation process and explicitly names marginalised groups, including […]
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Tuesday, Oct 13 — Pavee Point was pleased to attend the launch of the successor five-year Government strategy to support the community and voluntary (C&V) sector, launched today by Ministers Dara Calleary, Jerry Buttimer and Marian Harkin. Developed by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, ‘Ar Scáth a Chéile: Promoting Sustainable, […]
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Monday, Oct 12 — Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre and Little Island Books are delighted to announce the publication of Sheila’s Busy Day: a picture book for toddlers aged 2 to 4. Sheila’s Busy Day was written by award-winning author and storyteller Oein DeBhairduin, and tells the story of a day in the life […]
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Friday, Oct 09 — Pavee Point’s Violence against Women (VAW) Programme attended the European Movement Ireland’s civil society forum on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls at Buswells Hotel in Dublin. The event opened with remarks from MEP Kathleen Funchion, followed by a panel discussion with Corrinne Hasson (National Women’s Council), Sarah Benson (Women’s Aid) […]
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