The 2025 Annual Report from FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) highlights the huge unmet legal need for information and advice including its Traveller Legal Service. FLAC’s Chief Executive, Eilis Barry told Justice Minister Jim O’ Callaghan, TD at the launch of the Report – Making the Case for Change – that civil legal aid is […]
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Category: Inclusion
On Saturday afternoon in Dublin, Pavee Point celebrated Pride, as we have done for decades, standing in solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities. Pride is both a celebration and a protest. It celebrates the strength, resilience and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, while recognising that equality, inclusion and rights are still not a reality for all, including […]
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The Pavee Point Education Team attended the HEA PATH Showcase in Croke Park on 16 June. The event brought together higher education institutions, community organisations and policymakers to highlight the impact of the pilot phases of PATH (Programme for Access to Higher Education). It was a great opportunity to learn about ongoing work to improve […]
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On Wednesday, Martin Collins, Co-Director of Pavee Point, joined the Community Development Programme gathering in Dublin. The gathering brought community leaders from around the country centred around the theme of autonomous community work in action: talking practice, power and participation. The Community Development Programme supports 10 Community Development Projects (CDPs) in their work addressing poverty, […]
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This morning Pavee Point was delighted to join colleagues from RCSI at the International Education Forum to present on the importance of Traveller participation in healthcare education. The presentation highlighted how co-design and partnership can help ensure Traveller voices, experiences and expertise are reflected in the education of future healthcare professionals. #TravellerHealth #TravellerEducation #Inclusion
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This week Pavee Mothers and our education team delivered an information session on anti-racism and discrimination to the Alternative Education Assessment & Registration Service in Tusla. The morning made for an engaging exchange and we look forward to future sessions and continued engagement with Tusla services. #PaveeMothers #Diversity #Inclusion
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The Children’s Rights Alliance Child Poverty Monitor 2026 highlights that child poverty remains a significant issue in Ireland, despite some progress in recent years. The report found that 95,170 children (7.8%) were living in consistent poverty in 2025, meaning they lived in households with low incomes and were unable to afford basic necessities. This is […]
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This morning in UCD, Mary Brigid Collins (Primary Health Care Co-ordinator at Pavee Point) presented to staff, lecturers and researchers in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems on cancer awareness among Travellers in Ireland. As part of the School’s Teaching and Research Showcase event, the presentation looked at the significance of the social […]
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Pavee Point was pleased to attend the recent launch of a study commissioned by CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign looking at correlations between substance use and neurodiversity. Among the main conclusions from the study – headed by researchers from the School of Nursing & Midwifery in TCD – include the finding that 1 in 5 people […]
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Today Donegal Travellers Project celebrate their 30 Year Anniversary with a conference in Letterkenny that brings together an inspiring lineup of speakers. Just some of those addressing attendees at the conference – ‘Pride Not Prejudice – 30 Years On: Donegal Travellers Project’ – include Senator Eileen Flynn, Dr Rosaleen McDonagh (playwright and Human Rights Commissioner), […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes last week’s publication of the ‘Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2026-2030’ by the Department of Social Protection. The commitment to the development of a successor to the National Traveller Health Action Plan and the extension of the Traveller Brighter Beginnings Initiative is welcomed, as is the commitment to develop […]
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Last Wednesday, the Pavee Point Education and Roma teams attended the Traveller and Roma Education Forum. This was the final Forum meeting under the current two-year Action Plan (2024–2026), with the next Action Plan due to be published in July. The current Action Plan has seen progress across a range of commitments, with important structures […]
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The Pavee Point Education Team and Pavee Mothers attended the Towards a National Policy on Transitions in Education for Students with Disabilities stakeholder event on Tuesday, 26 May. The event brought together stakeholders from across government departments and agencies to share understanding of the supports currently available to disabled children, young people and adults at […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes the publication of the ‘Mid-term Progress Review of the National Access Plan (2022-2028)’ (NAP) and the continued named focus on Travellers and Roma by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS). The sustained work by Traveller organisations and groups working with Roma, NAP […]
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The ‘Traveller Health Needs Assessment Report for County Monaghan’ was launched this afternoon. The report represents the culmination of interviews with 54 Travellers in the county assessing their specific health needs. The social determinants of health featuring most prominently in those interviews included issues around education, high employment rates and accommodation. 91% of interviews respondents […]
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This week, we were pleased to present at the All-Ireland Conference on Integrated Care 2026 at UCD. Our focus was a rights-based approach to health and the vital role of Traveller organisations and Traveller Primary Health Care Projects (PHCTPs) in addressing Traveller health inequalities in partnership with the HSE. Discussions focused on ensuring integrated care […]
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Pavee Point welcomes the new partnership between Mary Immaculate College, Tipperary ETB, and Limerick and Clare ETB, which will provide students with an opportunity to take a Further Education pathway into primary teaching. This follows a similar partnership between Trinity College Dublin and City of Dublin ETB in nursing, which launched in January. Both initiatives […]
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The 26th International Conference on Integrated Care was held in Birmingham in April, and focussed on the theme of ‘Integrated Care for All: Promoting Health and Wellbeing Through Diversity’. The conference sought to highlight how integrated health and social care can better serve minority or marginalised groups. Mary Brigid Collins, Co-Ordinator of the Pavee Point […]
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Last week, Pavee Point, alongside the National Traveller Women’s Forum, Involve and the Irish Traveller Movement, met at the Department of Justice to offer input on the Civil Service Traveller and Roma Placement Programme. The programme, developed under the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy II (2024 – 2028), aims to increase the participation and […]
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On Tuesday (Apr 28), Pavee Point’s Education Programme hosted a consultation morning with members of the Roma community to exchange perspectives on education provision for the community. This consultation focused on capturing Roma experiences in education and ensuring that Roma perspectives are meaningfully reflected in future policy and practice. It provided an opportunity to contribute […]
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