On Friday, January 30, Pavee Point participated in the inaugural meeting of the National Traveller Mental Health Specialist Group at the Department of Health. The landmark meeting marks a significant step forward in addressing the mental health inequalities faced by the Traveller community. For Pavee Point, the Specialist Group follows from many of years of […]
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This week Pavee Point’s Men’s Health team attended a Movember Ireland event marking 100 days since the launch of the ‘Real Face Report’. The event brought together sector partners and champions of men’s health to discuss ‘what next?’ in terms of follow through on recommendations the ‘Real Face Report’. Leading the conversation at the event […]
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While the normal deadline for applications to the Central Applications Office (CAO) for September 2026 undergraduate college and university places closes on February 1st at 5 pm, the closing date for the reduced-cost application (€35) closes tomorrow: January 20th at 5 pm. Normal online applications cost €50 and you can find further information on fees […]
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From Pavee Point’s Education Programme comes an explainer for two new action plans published by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE): ‘Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan (Phase 1)’; and ‘Simplify and Support: Action Plan for Simplification’. The action plans focus on improving affordability, quality and sustainability in childcare. ‘Shaping the Future: […]
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Pavee Point yesterday (13/01) attended a FLAC and TCD Law School Conference on Civil Legal Aid Reform. There was a strong emphasis from speakers on the need for targeted legal services, including a properly resourced national Traveller Legal Service. It is vital that civil legal aid reform is urgently advanced to address the huge unmet […]
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‘[…], it is civil society that moves most tirelessly – the organisations, the lawyers, the defenders, the Roma and Traveller communities themselves and within them, so prominently, women. They are the ones who carry not only the weight of injustice but the knowledge of resilience, of diversity, of collective strength and solidarity. They push for […]
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This afternoon at Maynooth University the John O’Connell Award was posthumously awarded to Seán Regan in memory of his community work for human rights. A guest lecture was delivered by Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner. Michael began by paying tribute to both Pavee Point and the Maynooth University Department of Applied Social […]
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This afternoon, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community meets to discuss ‘Traveller Health: Research and Evidence Base’, and will be joined by representatives from University College Dublin (UCD). The meeting comes in light of research commissioned by the HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and published last week: the research […]
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On this Human Rights Day 2025, Pavee Point stands in solidarity with all who experience inequality, racism and discrimination, and with all who continue to work for full rights, dignity, and justice for all. As a human rights organisation, we know that this work remains essential, now more than ever. Today, we reflect on the […]
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Pavee Point sends congratulations to Megan Berry on her graduation from the UN Minority Fellows Programme which took place today at the UN Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva. Over the past month Megan Berry, previously of Pavee Point and who currently works as one of the Co Ordinators on implementation of the Traveller & […]
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Pavee Point currently has a number of vacancies. The closing date for applications is close of business on Thursday 11th of December. Co Ordinator Roma Programme Violence Against Women Programme Co Ordinator Administrator/Secretary All applications must be via the Pavee Point Application Form and can be emailed or posted to lee.davis@pavee.ie Pavee Point is an […]
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Yesterday, Pavee Point attended the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (NTACC) Conference. Key topics discussed included structural reform within accommodation agencies and local authorities to remove discriminatory practices and the development of a more effective collaborative approach between the State and Traveller organisations. This was a timely discussion, with the launch of the Government’s new […]
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Pavee Point attended the Follow-up Dialogue with the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) Advisory Committee, hosted on November 6th by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and moderated by Michaël Guet, Secretariat of the FCNM. Ireland ratified the FCNM in 1999 and the Irish State has recently been through its […]
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Delighted to see the launch of the Traveller and Roma Inclusive Employment Employer Guide, developed by the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission in collaboration with Pavee Point and the Irish Traveller Movement. This is a very welcome resource that adopts a rights-based approach to tackling systemic racism in the workplace, offering practical advice […]
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As President Michael D. Higgins concludes his time in office, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre wishes to acknowledge and express our deep appreciation and gratitude for his longstanding commitment to equality, social justice and human rights. Throughout his presidency, President Higgins has been a powerful voice for inclusion, respect and equality for all communities in Ireland. He has spoken […]
read more →John Paul Collins, Community Development worker with Pavee Point’s Drugs and Alcohol Programme, attended a trip to the European Parliament in Brussels this week, as a member of the Irish Homeless Policy Group. The Group engaged with Irish MEPs, as well as members of the EU Parliament’s Housing Committee and the Housing Taskforce of the […]
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Pavee Point very much welcomes the re-appointment of Traveller woman Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh as a commissioner to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Rosaleen is a Traveller woman with a disability and a playwright and author as well as activist and has brought a wealth of experience and analysis to her work with the Commission. In her […]
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Congratulations to our 10th President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, who ran a positive campaign focused on being a “President for all the people, especially for those often excluded and silenced”. Pavee Point looks forward to working with President Connolly and welcomes her as a voice for peace, equality, and social inclusion. This builds on the […]
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EU Survey reveals that stark inequalities persist for Travellers and Roma across Europe and in Ireland Today, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published its 2024 survey data on Travellers and Roma across 13 European Countries. This is a follow-up to the 2019 survey, and it is the first time in Ireland that Roma were […]
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Now is the season for coughs and colds. RSV is a very serious cold and cough virus that can make newborn babies very sick. One in two babies get RSV in their first year of life. Pavee Point Pavee Mothers project has produced two leaflets explaining the virus and how Traveller and Roma parents […]
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