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Dr Rosaleen McDonagh, Traveller woman and writer, offers insights into the complex reality of gender roles, public life and the impact of racism and sexism. From the Inside “Patriarchy has no gender: it is a system of power that even those it disadvantages can internalise and, at times, reproduce.”  bell hooks.      The persistence […]

A new report from UCC and the Cork Traveller Education Unit explores the experiences of Traveller students in the Irish education system. Traveller Transitions: Racialised Inequalities in Education points to ongoing challenges, including loss of supports at post-primary level, segregation, and everyday experiences of racism. It also highlights the impact these can have on young […]

A new national study, launched this morning at Pavee Point, on the impact of substance use on Travellers, highlights disproportionate levels of drug-related harm, barriers to treatment, and poorer outcomes compared to the general population. “This research makes visible the reality for Travellers and Traveller organisations on the ground,” said John Paul Collins, Community Development […]

The second in our series of infographics — ‘Stall, Pause and Use your Nuck’ — explores the social determinants of health for Travellers: factors outside the healthcare system that influence the  health outcomes of Travellers. ‘Stall, Pause and Use your Nuck’ is developed by the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit Maternal & Child Health Subgroup, […]

This afternoon two new exciting national Traveller child health resources were launched in Pavee Point. The first Traveller-specific ‘My Child: 0 to 2 years’ resource was launched. This national resource was developed through a partnership between Pavee Point and the HSE National Healthy Childhood Programme. The HSE MyChild resource, adapted by Traveller women for Traveller […]

Pavee Point is looking to recruit a Drug Alcohol and Addiction Programme (DAAP) Coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for developing and implementing the aims and objectives of the DAAP and developing responses and strategies to address the issue of drug use in the Traveller community. This appointment will initially be for one year (full-time), […]

Pavee Point welcomes the publication by the Government of Ireland’s first National Equality Data Strategy. We have long campaigned for ethnic data collection within a human rights framework, and this commitment by the Government to collect, use, and disseminate disaggregated equality data promises a new departure point for better and more inclusive policymaking from Government […]

Last Wednesday, at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Pavee Point delivered the third of three information sessions to Government departments on how to make a civil service that is more inclusive and welcoming for Travellers and Roma. Across the three information sessions – entitled ‘Supporting Traveller and Roma inclusion in the Civil […]

In marking International Women’s Day 2026, Pavee Point’s Violence Against Women Programme hosted a lunchtime gathering of Traveller and Roma women, including DSGBV Traveller Women’s Awareness Workers, Primary Healthcare Workers and trainees. Attendees were asked to bring photographs and share personal stories about the Traveller and Roma women who inspire them. Over the course of […]

On Wednesday, third year undergraduates from DCU’s Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) participated in a workshop on ‘Anti-racism and Cultural Awareness in Education’ at Pavee Point’s offices in Dublin. The purpose of these ongoing workshops, led on Wednesday by Pavee Point’s Coordinator of Further and Higher Education, David Joyce, is to equip future educators with […]