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Today we celebrate the ninth anniversary of the State’s official acknowledgement of Irish Travellers as a minority ethnic group. The 1st of March — Traveller Ethnicity Day — marks a powerful and historic moment for Travellers across the country community. Travellers have always recognised and taken pride in their ethnicity, and official acknowledgement by the […]

On Thursday, Pavee Point’s Education Coordinator, Kerry Gallagher, took part in a roundtable organised by the Office of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights at the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. This side event – entitled ‘Voices, rights action: standing with Roma and Travellers – brought together UN experts, […]

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the deliberations of the Joint Committee on Health on the review of the National Maternity Strategy 2016–2026 and the development of its successor framework in Ireland. While some progress has been made in maternity care reform, persistent and well-documented inequalities in maternal health […]

Roma Programme Coordinator Do you have strategic thinking, policy, community development, advocacy and management skills? Do you have a passion for challenging racism and structural inequalities by addressing the root causes of social injustice? Are you interested in representing Pavee Point at European, Council of Europe and UN levels? If so, this job could be for […]

To all Travellers and Roma thinking of applying for college this September, or are in the process of applying, some important dates to remember: 📆 March 01: HEAR Application Deadline For those who have already applied to the CAO, Traveller and Roma applicants are eligible as HEAR PRIORITY groups. As HEAR PRIORITY groups you may […]

Today Bernard Gloster paid a final visit to Pavee Point in his capacity as CEO of the HSE.  In his parting words he acknowledged both the accomplishments realised together and the progress needed to deliver on better outcomes for Traveller families. Bernard, reflecting on his 30 years of work, acknowledged the key role of the […]

While progress has been made regarding inclusion and racial equality since the establishment of the National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR) 2023-2027, the pace of change is insufficient to meet the ‘scale and urgency’ of challenges to social cohesion and equality. On Wednesday, members of Pavee Point attended the launch of the ‘Year 1 Monitoring […]

Cavan Traveller Movement seek to appoint a Traveller men’s Community /Health Development Worker on a specific purposed contract for 12 months The Community Health Development Worker for Traveller Men’s Health will work with Cavan Traveller Movement to engage directly with Traveller Men through the Cavan Traveller Men’s Shed and some targeted area of the County. […]

Pavee Point’s Co-Directors Martin Collins and Lynsey Kavanagh submitted statements on February 3rd to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community, highlighting the central role of discrimination and social determinants in shaping Traveller health outcomes, and the critical importance of Traveller Primary Health Care Projects. Citing the Irish findings of the […]

On Thursday, Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jennifer Murnane O Connor, visited Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre for a briefing session on the finer details of our organisation’s work. The Minister, with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being, and the National Drugs Strategy, was accompanied by David Leach, Assistant Secretary of […]

This morning Pavee Point, in collaboration with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), presented the Irish findings from the EU FRA Survey to a packed room in Great Charles Street in Dublin. The morning began with the playing of the Romani  anthem ‘Gelem, Gelem’ by Elisei Vasile. Following the introduction of the key […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘[…], 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 […]