On March 26th, Pavee Point and the Department of Applied Social Studies at the National University of Ireland Maynooth hosted a seminar on Ethnic Data supported by the Department of Justice and Equality. The seminar focused on the use of ethnic data to combat discrimination and featured speaker Patrick Simon, author of the Council of […]
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How many readers familiar with the sport of powerlifting in the Republic of Ireland know the name of Anthony McDonagh, a Galway Traveller who won nine All-Ireland Powerlifting championships in the heavyweight division, two European championships and one World championship? For those unfamiliar with the sport, powerlifting consists of the squat, deadlift and bench press […]
read more →Pavee Point attended a meeting with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on 26 February to discuss the shortcomings of Irish legislation in protecting vulnerable Roma and Traveller women from domestic and sexual violence. The presentation highlighted how the persistent marginalisation of Traveller and Roma women makes women vulnerable to abuse and […]
read more →The Sunday Times on March 20th featured an article by journalist Gemma O Doherty about the recording of Traveller children on the Garda PULSE database. The article highlighted the story of Traveller woman Caroline Dunne who reported to a Garda station to have passport forms signed in respect of her one and two year old […]
read more →With changes made to the ‘in camera rule’ in January 2014, the media can now report on proceedings in family law and childcare court. This includes reporting of domestic violence cases. Under strict conditions, the media is prohibited to report any information, which is likely to identify the persons or child to whom the […]
read more →This week, the United Kingdom Press Complaints Commission found against Pavee Point for a complaint relating to the Daily Mail’s coverage of the removal of Roma children from their families in Ireland last year. Our complaint had argued that the Daily Mail had breached Clause 1 (accuracy) and Clause 12 (Discrimination) Of the Editors’ Code […]
read more →Killarney District Court last week awarded two Traveller women €1000 each on foot of being refused entry into McSorley’s nightclub, which was hosting a mental health charity event. The women arrived to the nightclub and were told by the doorman that there was no event on, but other people could be seen entering with tickets. […]
read more →Pavee Point is delighted today to highlight the decision by the Press Ombudsman to uphold a complaint made by Shane O Curry of ENAR that a column by Mr Ian O Doherty of the Irish Independent breached Principle 8 (Prejudice) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. We feel strongly that this was […]
read more →The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse published an article that Siobhan Cafferty, former Pavee Point Drugs Programme Coordinator, co-authored with researchers from the Health Research Board in November 2013, pertaining to Travellers accessing addiction services in Ireland. A summary of the article entitled, “Travellers Accessing Addiction Services in Ireland (2007 to 2010): Analysis of […]
read more →On 13th January the Youth Work programme delivered Relationship and Sexuality Education Toolkit training to organisations working with young Travellers. The participants attending were made up of Travellers and settled people working directly with young Travellers. The participants were representing four Traveller organisation across the country which were; Wicklow Traveller Programme Sligo Traveller Group Kilkenny […]
read more →The British Irish Parliamentary Assembly met in Leinster House in January to consider issues facing Travellers and Roma in their jurisdictions. Membership is composed of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly. Pavee Point representatives presented to […]
read more →The Pavee Point Men’s Health team have recently started work with Traveller men in Cappagh field to build a grotto on site. This is the first stage of our involvement with men in Cappagh field and in the New Year we will be bringing the health aspect into our work . Building the grotto allows […]
read more →On November 25th, Pavee Point was one of countless organisations in attendance at the office of Fingal County Council to protest the lack of action in relation to Traveller Accommodation. The protest, organised by the Blanchardstown Traveller Development Group, highlighted the poor living conditions of some Traveller families. Geraldine McDonnell of Dunsink Lane spoke about […]
read more →Amnesty International and Pavee Point welcome the European Council’s recommendation on effective Roma integration strategies in the member states. The recommendation comes in reaction to the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, established in 2011. This called on member states to develop national Roma Inclusion Strategies. The majority of these strategies were weak, not […]
read more →Pavee Point welcome the beginning of investigation by the Ombudsman into removal of Roma children from their families. Pavee Point strongly welcomes the initiation of the investigation of the cases of the removal of Roma children from their families by the Ombudsman for Children. We have always maintained that a fully independent investigation was needed […]
read more →Pavee Point attended the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna in October. The meeting, organized jointly by the Ukrainian 2013 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), marked the 10th anniversary of the Action Plan on Roma and Sinti inclusion and presented the ODIHR’s 2013 Status Report on its […]
read more →Human Rights Committee highlights Traveller ethnicity and Roma inclusion in questions to Ireland under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Human Rights Committee will examine Ireland in July 2014. In advance of this the Committee has provided a list of issues that Ireland has to provide information on, so it can assess […]
read more →Pavee Point this week welcomed the completion of hearings at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on the issue of Traveller ethnicity. The Committee heard from Traveller organisations in April 2013. In the Summer of this year, they heard from several academics, and have just completed hearing submissions from the Human Rights Commission […]
read more →A full day Mental Health Matters training was held in Pavee Point on November 18th, facilitated by Mental Health Ireland. About 27 staff and participants from various programmes in Pavee Point attended the training, which aimed to increase participants’ self awareness around mental health. The training enabled staff to positively influence others with this knowledge […]
read more →During November each year, Movember inspires men to grow moustaches to raise vital funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. By growing a moustache, men ‘change the face’ of health and become walking billboards for often ignored men’s health issues. To mark Movember, the Health Team in Pavee Point are holding a health […]
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