The Traveller History and Culture in Education Bill passed its final stage in Seanad Eireann and Education Minister Joe McHugh, TD will now bring the Bill forward to Dáil Eireann. “This is really important for equality in our society, “ said Pavee Point Co Director, Martin Collins, “Both Traveller students and students from the majority […]
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Dear Senator Many Travellers say that the first time they are made to feel bad about their Traveller identity is when they go to school. Previously happy in their family environment – it is when we go into the wider environment that Traveller children realise that for some reason – it’s not always a positive thing […]
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‘Coming Out as an Ally’ was an event to support Traveller and Roma LGBT+ community held on 10th October 2019 – National Coming Out Day. Individuals or organisations can register as an ally and show their support for Traveller and Roma LGBT+. Just contact BecomeaAlly@gmail.com Missie Collins and Bridgie Collins showed their support and said: […]
read more →The launch of ‘Unpacking Traveller Mental Health’ art exhibition was an inspiring event for World Mental Health Day. Through the Traveller Health Unit (THU) in the Eastern Region, ten Traveller Primary Health Care Projects drew on their experience working within the Traveller community to create 10 grub boxes packed with the stresses and strains that impact […]
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Travellers hold the key to finding solutions when it comes to their own mental health – a new Traveller art exhibition on Traveller mental health shows. ‘Unpacking Traveller Mental Health’ is an exhibition developed by Traveller Primary Health Care projects in the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit to highlight the stresses and strains that make up […]
read more →‘Unpacking Traveller Mental Health’ is an immersive and multi-sensory approach to highlight the various dimensions that impact on Travellers’ mental health. The Process Drawing on the work from Syrian-born artist and architect Mohamad Hafez in his exhibition ‘Unpacked: Refugee Baggage’, this event uses traditional Traveller ‘grub-boxes’ to explore the individual, social and structural dimensions that […]
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Travellers and Roma featured significantly in the Annual Report 2018 of Free Legal Advice Centres, launched today by Justice & Equality Minister, Charlie Flanagan, TD. In launching the Report, Minister Flanagan acknowledged the particular needs of ethnic minorities, including Travellers and Roma, in accessing the justice system. In June 2018 FLAC launched its legal clinic […]
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Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty, TD, recognised the need for targeted measures to tackle Traveller unemployment during a visit today to Pavee Point. Pavee Point urged the Minister to name Travellers and Roma as specific target groups in her Department’s forthcoming ‘Pathways to Work Strategy’ and Minister Doherty agreed that mainstream […]
read more →Pavee Point calls today for a long term plan – focused, strategic and resourced – to tackle Traveller health inequalities at the Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community. Speaking to the Committee Patrick Reilly, Mental Health Worker, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre said “We’re tired of the status quo. Traveller organisations alone cannot […]
read more →On Friday 20th September we were contacted by the media in relation to videos that appeared on social media featuring members of the the firebrigade and An Garda Síochána. Martin Collins, Pavee Point Co Director gave the following response to the media and we are following up with both An Garda Síochána and firebrigade services. […]
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Traveller groups around the country have come together to highlight suicide prevention events that will take place in September to highlight World Suicide Prevention Day. Latest figures show that suicide accounts for 11% of all Traveller deaths and that the suicide rate is 7 times the national average for Traveller men and 6 times the […]
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The National Roma Network was established on the 8th April 2019 by Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. It was agreed that the Network would be a joint initiative between the 20 organisations currently involved. The overall aim of the Network is to improve the lives of Roma living in Ireland. The focus of the Network […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre was delighted to host a talk by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty on Ireland’s Public Services Card, organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Digital Rights Ireland on Monday 29th July. Professor Philip Alston spoke in an academic capacity about the need for a […]
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In July 2019, two elements of Traveller culture were inscribed on Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This means the Government agrees to protect, promote and celebrate these living cultural heritage practices, customs, crafts and traditions. Traveller organisations got together to apply for this recognition as we feel it’s important these traditions be preserved. […]
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 […]
read more →The Government has approved an updated ethnicity question for Census 2021 which will take place on Sunday the 18th of April 2021. Following the pilot conducted last year by Central Statistics Office, a recommendation was made for the introduction of 8 new questions in Census 2021 and changes to 25 existing questions including disability, ethnic group, […]
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A Co. Clare Traveller Health Needs Assessment finds a high uptake on vaccinations, screening services and access to GP services. However, some issues in Co. Clare are more magnified than reported in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) which was carried out ten years ago: Poor mental health Discrimination Experiences of health services Social […]
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On the 2 July it was reported in the media that Dublin’s 4 Councils had put out a tender to employ private security firms in terms of Traveller evictions. Emphasis in this tender on ‘evictions from houses/sites’ and ‘removal of caravans and mobile homes’ gives Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre serious cause for concern. […]
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Pavee Point hosted the Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland today. This Agency has established a Task Force in relation to Traveller health. “It’s fantastic to see the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency take this initiative,” said Ronnie Fay, Pavee Point Co Director, “And while we have developed a lot of expertise and good practice models […]
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