Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is delighted to support the Award for an Older Traveller Artist by Bealtaine Festival, an Age & Opportunity arts initiative, now in its second year. “The €1,000 award is specifically intended to highlight and support creativity in Traveller communities and increase visibility for people who are not given a […]
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Author: Caoimhe McCabe
A new Traveller Wellbeing Through Creativity programme was launched this week via webinar. The programme aims to address health inequalities and improve Traveller wellbeing through creative projects. Traveller organisations and Traveller Primary Health Care Projects can now apply for funding to run creative projects in collaboration with artists and creative practitioners – including Traveller artists […]
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Pavee Point sends congratulations to Megan Berry on her graduation from the UN Minority Fellows Programme which took place today at the UN Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva. Over the past month Megan Berry, previously of Pavee Point and who currently works as one of the Co Ordinators on implementation of the Traveller & […]
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Pavee Point currently has a number of vacancies. The closing date for applications is close of business on Thursday 11th of December. Co Ordinator Roma Programme Violence Against Women Programme Co Ordinator Administrator/Secretary All applications must be via the Pavee Point Application Form and can be emailed or posted to lee.davis@pavee.ie Pavee Point is an […]
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Congratulations to our 10th President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, who ran a positive campaign focused on being a “President for all the people, especially for those often excluded and silenced”. Pavee Point looks forward to working with President Connolly and welcomes her as a voice for peace, equality, and social inclusion. This builds on the […]
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Pavee Point welcomes calls from the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for “decisive action to secure the effective implementation of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy”. It calls for sufficient resources, monitoring, and close cooperation with Traveller organisations and groups working with Roma to implement the Strategy. ECRI’s 6th monitoring report on […]
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Pavee Point is disappointed Budget 2026 fails to do enough to address the systemic issues impacting Travellers and Roma in Ireland. “There are no measures to address homelessness,” said Martin Collins, Co Director, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre. “Homelessness is an issue that impacts 39% of the Traveller population, which is a young population, […]
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Now is the season for coughs and colds. RSV is a very serious cold and cough virus that can make newborn babies very sick. One in two babies get RSV in their first year of life. Pavee Point Pavee Mothers project has produced two leaflets explaining the virus and how Traveller and Roma parents […]
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There was a wealth of talent to enjoy at Culture Night 2025 at Pavee Point. Thanks to everyone who made it a great night – despite the rainy evening. In our exhibition we were thrilled to show off the work of many older Traveller artists and creatives – poets, textile workers, painters and more – […]
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Pavee Point took part in the National Women’s Council’s Conference on Housing Precarity, Homelessness and Domestic, Sexual & Gender-based Violence, supported by St. Stephen’s Green Trust and Community Foundation Ireland. Speaking on the panel, Inclusive and Accessible Housing Supports for All Women, Pauline McDonnell, a primary health care and health & homelessness worker, highlighted the specific […]
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Age & Opportunity, in association with Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, is proud to announce Jerry O’Connor as the inaugural recipient of the Award for an Artist from a Traveller Heritage . The award aims to highlight the often-undervalued contribution of contemporary Traveller culture, particularly within mainstream Irish society and to recognise and support […]
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Pavee Point welcomes the Taoiseach’s commitment to resourcing targeted actions to end child poverty in the upcoming budget at the Child Poverty and Wellbeing Summit this week. Fantastic input from Dr Michael Ryan, WHO, on the urgent need to invest in frontline workers and NGOs, as people are the real infrastructure needed, ensuring that we […]
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Opportunities for Travellers and Roma to take part in a placement programme in the Civil Service are now live on the Public Jobs website. Opportunities are available at Clerical Officer level and Executive Officer level across a range of government departments. There is a wide choice so check it out!! The following are links to […]
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This job offers an exciting opportunity to engage with arts and culture organisations and with Travellers and Traveller organisations working in arts and health across a broad range of creative activities such as music, film, drama, poetry, visual arts and other. The closing date for receipt of applications for this position is Friday 5th Sept […]
read more →This 2-year paid pre-training program for Travellers is funded by the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit and hosted by Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre and Clondalkin Travellers Development Group. The Programme offers a good opportunity for Travellers interested in working to improve their community’s health and well-being. The course is for Travellers over 18, […]
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Pavee Point yesterday presented on proposed changes to Equality Legislation at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Equality. Presenting to the Committee, Co-Director Martin Collins, welcomed the proposals while also outlining areas for improvement in the proposed legislation, telling the Committee, “Ireland requires equality legislation that fully meets European standards and our obligations under international human rights monitoring […]
read more →Pavee Point welcomes the publication of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) concluding observations (COBS) on the eighth periodic report of Ireland. We particularly welcome their inclusion of clear and comprehensive recommendations to address the stark inequalities currently faced by Traveller and Roma women. In the lead up to this […]
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Pavee Point, in collaboration with the Hugh Lane Gallery, were delighted to welcome Traveller groups to the gallery yesterday Mayday , 1st of May to showcase and talk about Traveller Community Arts. Offaly Traveller Movement showcased their project Threading Needles, Telling Stories which they developed with artist Teresa Doyle. The Traveller Women’s Shed created 14 […]
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