Category: News

Celebrating recovery from addiction was the main theme of our ‘Pavee Celebration of Recovery’ event this week. (Photo: Speakers John Connors and Ann Marie Sweeney) Travellers in recovery from addiction gave powerful testimonies of their experiences.  Their stories were inspiring, and their experiences showed that trauma was at the root cause of their addiction, but […]

Census 2022 shows the number of Irish Travellers living in the State and counted in Census 2022 was 32,949, up 6% from 30,987 in Census 2016. “This is good news,” said Pavee Point Primary Health Care Co Ordinator Mary Brigid Collins, “It shows the value of work of over 30 years in which Pavee Point […]

Read our open letter on the war crimes being committed in #Gaza – https://www.uplift.ie/news/open-letter-gaza/

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes today’s announcement by Further and Higher Education Minister, Simon Harris TD that ‘SUSI grants for fees’ will be extended to part-time students. “This is something we have been advocating on for a while,” said Pavee Point Education Worker, Tracey Reilly, “More supports for part-time students will enable more […]

Martin Collins spoke at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference this week on human rights of Irish Travellers and Roma in Ireland and highlighted ongoing inequalities. He highlighted the need  for the State sector to engage effectively on issues impacting on minorities.  “We need to move from policy making to policy implementation,” he said. This conference […]

This month you can have your say on Traveller Education by doing this Department of Education online survey. It’s important that as many Travellers as possible to speak up. This video let’s you know in advance the questions asked in the Traveller Education Strategy Survey. This will be followed up with other consultations. Link to […]

Pavee Point Men’s Health and Mental Health Initiative recently partnered in research with Dr Noel Richardson of Carlow South East Technical University exploring an ‘Intersectional Approach to the Lived Mental Health Experiences of Traveller Men Affected by Suicide’. The study findings reinforce previous research on the factors underpinning the high suicide rate among Traveller men […]

Pavee Point welcomed today the opportunity to meet Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hilman, to discuss our work in terms of the meaningful involvement of Travellers and Roma in the future of policing. From our engagement with Traveller and Roma organisations and communities across the country, we recognise and acknowledge the […]

Secondary schools are opening at the end of this month for school applications for 2024. And most schools will close for applications before Christmas. So this leaves a window of a few weeks to get your applications in. Watch our video here. Check application deadlines with the school of your choice. You can do this […]

Pavee Point welcomes the publication by Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD of the reports on reduced school days, which Pavee Point has been calling for some time. “As a Traveller mother and education worker it is very unsettling to see that Traveller […]

Approximately 50 Traveller men took part in a 50k cycle on the Waterford Greenway to raise awareness on suicide prevention for World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September. Men from Coolock , Finglas, Meakestown, Barnlodge, Avila Park, Cara Park, St Dominics, Tallaght and Navan joined the group that travelled to Waterford. Pavee Point Men’s Health Worker Michael Collins said […]

A successor strategy to the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) currently being developed by the government. Local consultation processes with Traveller and Roma organisations will take place in September and October and Pavee Point is hosting the first consultation on 18th September.  Traveller Consultations 18th September | Dublin & Northern Region: Dublin City […]

Thanks to everyone who participated in, and attended, our Culture Night event. It was very enjoyable and a good atmosphere and that was down to all the people who were there. We especially want to thank the musicians PJ Mongan and Francis Ward who travelled with Music Generation Galway City to be with us. And […]

Are you committed to and experienced in working for human rights, particularly in health access, participation and outcomes for marginalised or minority groups? Pavee Point invites you to apply to lead the work of our large and dynamic Primary Health Care for Travellers Project (PHCTP)! Our PHCTP seeks to address Traveller health inequalities as identified in […]

Recovery Month aims to promote awareness and understanding around substance misuse including alcohol and drugs. Additionally, it seeks to champion and celebrate individuals from all walks of life who have managed to carry out a successful recovery. On the 27th September Pavee Point will host an evening of discussion and celebration. Three speakers will get […]

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre played Coolmine Therapeutic Community last night (17/8) in an 11-a-side football match to raise awareness on suicide and addiction. The game started with a minute’s silence for people that have died of addiction and suicide.  What a game! The game was 5-5 after 90 minutes and went into penalties, […]

Oein de Bharduin and Geraldine McDonnell hosted a very enjoyable workshop on CANT today at Pavee Point as part of #Heritageweek2023. There was a great exchange of words, stories and ideas and we all learned something. We hope to have more gatherings like this. #LivingHeritage We were also delighted to host visitors to centre during […]

We are getting ready for #HeritageWeek 12 – 20 August!! We found a lovely set of exhibition photos of a Traveller wedding from 1968 which we will have on view.  We also found some great copperware, beady pockets and lots of old newspaper articles that show the different ways Travellers were treated in the media. […]

To mark Roma Genocide Memorial Day on the 2nd of August, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, in collaboration with An Post, is organising a special viewing of the tapestry ‘el holocausto’ at the historic GPO building on O’Connell Street, with a short ceremony featuring testimonies from Roma survivors. Testimony of the Paszkowska Family by Vanessa Paszkowska Both of […]