Category: News

To mark EU Roma Week 2023, Pavee Point is launching a new report on Roma maternal health. “This report, ‘Romneango Sfato/Roma Women’s Voices’  is an important step in highlighting the health inequalities experienced by Roma women in Ireland,” said Jenny Liston, Co Ordinator of the Roma Programme at Pavee Point. “We know from the Roma […]

Pavee Point was delighted today to host a visit from the new Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service – Bernard Gloster. It was a great opportunity to update Mr. Gloster with our recent work in a range of areas. Mr. Gloster has a long track record in social inclusion and a strong interest in […]

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes today’s launch of ‘Roma Daja  – supporting Roma women during and after pregnancy’, published by the HSE Social Inclusion.  “Pavee Point is delighted to have worked with HSE Social Inclusion on this project building on our previous work, Pavee Mothers.  Pavee Mothers (www.paveemothers.ie)  served as a useful model […]

The first World Romani Congress was held in London on 8th of April, 1971. It was the beginning of a European movement to lobby against the inequalities faced by Roma and Travellers. The aim of the Congress was to create an advocacy platform to address the racism and neglect being experienced by Roma and Travellers. […]

On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2023, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes the publication of a new and much needed National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR). NAPAR is a commitment to eliminating racism in all its forms in Ireland and Pavee Point welcomes the clear and early mention of Travellers […]

Thanks to Alphie Mulligan and Tommy Fegan for visiting Pavee Point with two sets of pipes belonging to #Traveller piper Felix Doran. Tommy Fegan spoke about the huge contribution Traveller musicians have made to traditional music and the extraordinary playing of Felix Doran and also his brother Johnny as well as other Traveller musicians. Alphie […]

There was a great turn out of Travellers and Roma at the #IrelandForAll solidarity march in Dublin on 18th February. Travellers and Roma know only too well the impacts of racism and discrimination. We need to stand together to lobby the government to bring about an end to systemic racism and discrimination in accommodation, health, […]

Pavee Point was delighted this week to host a number of international visits. ESCR -Net.org held their staff meetings this week at our centre and Pavee Point is also a member. International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights connects over 280 NGOs, social movements and advocates across more than 75 countries to build a global […]

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is delighted to announce that Lynsey Kavanagh will be taking up her position as Co-Director from February 20th 2023.  Since joining Pavee Point in 2014, as well as undertaking a varied range of duties in our nationally and internationally recognised Traveller Health Programme, Lynsey completed her PhD with an important study […]

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Research Advisory Group meets four times per year to  review proposed research projects where the support of, or engagement with Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is requested, before they commence, to assess the alignment with the mission, values and principles of Pavee Point and the implications, ethical and otherwise, of […]

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre, along with a coalition of Traveller organisations, welcomes today’s publication of the Concluding Observations on Ireland by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Ireland’s record on children’s rights was reviewed by the Committee for the fourth time last month.  The main areas of concern in […]

Pavee Point Primary Health Care Project is working to address health inequalities experienced by Travellers and Roma in terms of accessing cancer services. We have developed information leaflets and videos by Travellers for Travellers – and in partnership with the Marie Keating Foundation – to close the care gap. Our  Traveller Primary Health Care Workers […]

A Pavee Point case study features in a newly launched ‘Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement in Local Planning and Decision Making’ launched today. The Guide is aimed at local authorities, public sector bodies and community groups and is designed to support local consultation and engagement processes. “Our case study focuses on the work done during […]

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre was honoured to take part in the Holocaust Memorial Day event in Mansion House on January 29th 2023. This event is organised by Holocaust Education Ireland and remembers all victims of the Nazi Holocaust, including the 6 million Jews, and 500,000 Roma brutally killed during this time. Taoiseach Leo […]

Members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child raised questions and concerns in relation to Traveller & Roma children during Ireland’s two day review under the Convention this week. Concerns were raised by Committee members across a variety of important areas such as education, health and accommodation.  Education Committee members asked questions […]

Pavee Point was delighted to attend a stakeholders forum with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to highlight the need to include Travellers, Roma and other marginalised groups when talking about Sustainable Development Goals. Mary Brigid Collins, Co-Ordinator of Pavee Point Primary Health Care Project spoke at the event.  “Travellers and Roma want to […]

If you are a Traveller or Roma victim/survivor of domestic abuse and have engaged with the Gardaí – the Garda Inspectorate want to hear about your experience in an online survey.  This survey is confidential.  It asks people to identify their ethnic group. This is positive as it will make the Traveller and Roma experience visible.  […]