Budget 2018 for Travellers – Running to Standstill

Photo: Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government “Budget 2018 does not do enough to resolve the Traveller accommodation crisis,” said Martin Collins, Pavee Point Director today. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy yesterday announced a €3 million increase in the annual budget for Traveller accommodation bringing it up to €12 million in 2018. Minister […]

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Budget 2018 – Back to the Future for Travellers and Roma

In Budget 2018 we are looking for reinvestment in Traveller inclusion to pre-recession levels –  particularly in accommodation and health. And we need increased funding for the implementation of the recently published National Traveller Roma and Inclusion Strategy. According to investment newsletters, funding for Traveller inclusion was decimated during austerity with 86% cuts in education […]

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Our Vaccination Initiative Shortlisted for EU Award

Pavee Point is delighted to announce that our Vaccination Awareness Initiative has been shortlisted for EU Health Award for NGOs 2017. This award recognises the valuable contribution of NGOs in contributing to high standards of public health in the European Union through vaccination. Pavee Point’s initiative was undertaken by our Traveller Primary Health Care Workers who provide a vital […]

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Stroke Prevention

During Healthy Heart Month 2017 the project focused on Stroke Prevention.  Our Primary Health Care for Travellers Project (PHCTP) distributed resources and held a stroke information session. As high blood pressure is a major cause of stroke (4 out of 10 Travellers have high blood pressure) the PHCTP also organised blood pressure checks with the […]

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Increase participation of Roma/Traveller youth

Pavee Point’s Tica Munteanu participated in dialogue on inclusion of Roma, Sinti and Travellers at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) this week, during their annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw. (See photo above) Experiences and good practices in supporting the participation of Roma, Sinti and […]

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Pavee Point appalled at exploitation of vulnerable people

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes today’s sentencing of members of the Rooney family, Lincolnshire on charges relating to modern slavery and fraud. As previously stated we are appalled at this situation and unequivocally condemn the despicable exploitation of vulnerable human beings as highlighted in this case. “The people involved in this exploitation are […]

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Young Travellers attend Ireland soccer team training

Twelve young Travellers got to see the Ireland soccer team training this week as part of the work of our Health Team. The lads got to meet their football heroes and to see what a professional training session is really like. This initiative is part of our ongoing work with the FAI and other sports […]

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No to Exploitation and Abuse

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre would like to offer our sympathy to the 18 people – victims of forced labour by 11 members of the Rooney family in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and London, as reported last week. As a human rights organisation, we condemn anyone who exploits and abuses people in the way described during this […]

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Dignity for Lety ….At Last!

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes the announcement this week that a pig farm on the site of a Roma concentration camp in the Czech Republic will finally be bought by the Czech government and a proper memorial put in place. Owners of the pig farm, AGPI, agreed a sale price with the Czech […]

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President presented with Traveller Ethnicity pin

Today President Michael D. Higgins was presented with our Traveller Ethnicity pin at a special ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin with a group from Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre. The Traveller Ethnicity Pin was created to celebrate the Irish State’s formal acknowledgement of Travellers as a distinct ethnic group in Irish society on 1st of […]

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Roma Holocaust Memorial 2017 – Remembrance,  Recognition & Respect

Photos by Derek Speirs. Members of the Irish and international Roma community gathered today at the Mansion House, Dublin to commemorate Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. In a moving tribute to the estimated 500,000 Roma and Sinti who were murdered in the Holocaust, young Roma leaders read out testimonies of Holocaust survivors and their families.   […]

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Community Hearts Day

Today we launched our Community Hearts Day in Abigail Centre in Kildonan Road in Finglas.  It was undertaken by Pavee Point in partnership with Irish Heart and CDETB. It was a fantastic day with the speeches being a real highlight, as they allowed family and friends from the community to learn about the health benefits enjoyed […]

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Dignity for Lety – respect for Roma victims of Holocaust

This weekend four representatives of the Irish Roma and Traveller Communities travel to the Czech Republic to protest at a pig farm being allowed to remain on the site of a World War 2 Roma concentration camp.Gabi Muntean, TicaMuntean, Bianca Paun and James Anthony McDonagh will attend a demonstration on Saturday 24th June as part of […]

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Pavees in Pride Parade – for 12th year

There was a massive crowd, lots of sunshine and a happy atmosphere  for the Dublin Pride Parade.  The parade set off from Stephen’s Green around 2pm and made its way to Smithfield. On the way there was music, dancing, flag waving, whistleblowing and lots of support from the people who lined the streets to show […]

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National Traveller Health Network Discusses New Traveller/Roma Strategy

The National Traveller Health Network Meeting took place today, 22nd June, and focused on the health actions in the recently launched National Traveller Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS).  Members talked about what future developments need to be prioritised. NTRIS is available here. The Saint Vincent de Paul also addressed the meeting to discuss how they could provide […]

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Writer in Residence – Listen to Stories

Lisa Harding, author, came to Pavee Point as part of the Irish Writer’s Centre ‘Writer in Residence’ programme in 2016.  She worked with a group of Traveller women and men on a project entitled ‘Voices’ that ran over 10 weeks. Lisa used her experience in working with different groups to facilitate the group in telling stories and finding […]

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