To mark the close of Recovery Month, Pavee Point hosted its annual celebration of recovery on Thursday evening, highlighting that recovery from addiction is possible for Travellers and their families. This year’s gathering brought together Travellers in recovery, those currently in treatment, family members, service providers and community workers — with speakers sharing their personal […]
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Category: Men’s Health
Memories were made and stories shared on the long road to Santiago de Compostela. For the first time, a group of Traveller men walked the Camino together on a journey of recovery — turning 115 kilometres of ancient road into a powerful journey of solidarity, remembrance and hope. On Monday (14 Sept) the Pavee Glokes […]
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To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, the 10th of September, our Men’s Health Programme take on their most challenging Pavee Glokes Hike and Talk yet — all the way to the Camino de Santiago in Spain. The group of eleven Traveller men will spend the next five days on the Camino to raise awareness around […]
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Over the weekend, and in preparation for a September pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, Pavee Point’s Men’s Health team accompanied a group of Traveller men in drug and alcohol recovery through a demanding four days of training. The group spent Thursday on the Navan Greenway, completing 18km between Blackwater Park and Nobber Station. On […]
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Today Pavee Point’s Men’s Health Programme walk the Boyne Valley Camino with a group Traveller men in drug and alcohol recovery. The group will hike a 25km loop around the Boyne Valley — starting and ending at St. Peter’s Church in Drogheda — to prepare them as they set off on the Camino de Santiago […]
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Last Friday the four seasons were had as Pavee Point’s Men Health Programme completed a 50km cycle on the Waterford Greenway between Waterford City and Dungarvan. Organised by Exchange House, and as part of Men’s Health Week, the same group who will embark on a Camino trek this September took to two-wheels in order to […]
read more →Pavee Point was delighted yesterday to have another of our staff graduate from Maynooth University. Michael Collins, Men’s Health Worker at Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, graduated with a BA in Social Science (Community and Youth Work). Michael returned to education as part of an initiative by the Eastern Region Traveller Health […]
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Join us for Traveller and Roma Men’s Health Day, a day of activity where Traveller and Roma men can get together and take positive action in relation to health. Let’s look after ourselves and each other. Walk-ins welcome but registration is required to participate in the football tournament. Teams will fill up fast so register […]
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Pavee Point’s Men’s Health programme, through Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit (ER THU), held a hike with over 40 Traveller men to mark International Traveller and Roma Day 2025. The hike was held in association with other Traveller organisations and men from all over the country came along. “The hike today builds on the work […]
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🎥WATCH: for 30 years, partnership between the Health Service Executive, services, Travellers organisations, and Primary Health Care for Travellers projects has been vital in addressing Traveller health inequalities. More is needed to sustain projects going forward, including robust implementation and resourcing of the National Traveller Health Action Plan (NTHAP, 2022), better terms and conditions for […]
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On Tuesday, 8th October, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, along with hundreds of Travellers and Traveller organisations, attended a pilgrimage to Knock to remember Traveller women, men and children who have died by suicide. This pilgrimage formed part of the ‘Traveller Road to Hope and Change’ (Pavees Tomar Tobar a Nuck) campaign, organised by […]
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WATCH: Pavee Point Holds its 10th National Traveller and Roma Men’s Health Day
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre holds its 10th National Traveller and Roma Men’s Health Day On Wednesday, 12th June, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre held its 10th National Traveller and Roma Men’s Health Day at the Phoenix Park. Pavee Point, through the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit, has hosted an annual Traveller and […]
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We know that when expecting a new baby and in the first year after the birth – father’s can experience mental health difficulties too. Becoming a Dad is a massive change and can bring a lot of joy but also stress. With #Traveller men’s suicide rates 7 times higher than the general population it is […]
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Pavee Point’s Men’s Health Team is participated in ‘Empowered Voices’ a Traveller event on Sunday for First Fortnight 2021. Our Men’s Health workers were part of a panel discussion on identity and mental health that will also include a performance of the poem ‘Gloke’. ‘Gloke’ is the result of workshops researching issues of racism, discrimination, […]
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We know from the All Ireland Traveller Health Study that there are significantly lower outcomes in Traveller men’s health. Traveller men live 15 years less than men from the general population. Mental health is a major issue with a suicide rate among Traveller men that is 7 times the national average. The Traveller Health Unit […]
read more →Pavee Point’s Community Heart Garden Project celebrated reaching its 3 year target this week. The garden was bursting with fruit and veg for the Community Heart Day that was shared with Traveller families in Finglas. The Community Heart Project has been a great way to engage, in particular, with Traveller men. Due to the project […]
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