Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Roma Genocide

Today, 2nd August, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of the Roma Genocide, where an established 500,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered in concentration camps or mobile death squads in Nazi-occupied regions of Europe between 1939 and 1945. In the lead up to European Holocaust Memorial Day this year, Pavee Point attended a week of commemorative […]

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Pavee Point celebrates Heritage Week 2024 with two special events

Pavee Point celebrates Heritage week 2024 through an exhibition of photos of Travellers from the 80s and 90s by photographer Derek Speirs and explores important events in Traveller history over the last 40 years. (Photo above by Derek Speirs from Pavee Pictures) Exhibition Pavee Pictures – 19 – 25 August Visit our centre in North […]

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Featuring Traveller Community Healthcare Workers: Bridgie Collins

Bridgie Collins has been a Traveller Community Health Worker at Pavee Point for over thirty years. The Primary Healthcare for Travellers Project (PHCTP) at Pavee Point comprises 16 Traveller women who work with over 300 families in the North Dublin region, amounting to over 1200 individual Travellers. The project was the first PHCTP in the […]

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HSE warning re tablet overdoses June 2024

Visit drugs.ie for more up to date information, or contact:  Thomas McCarthy, Co-ordinator, Drug & Alcohol Programme Email: thomas.mccarthy@pavee.ie John Paul Collins, Community Development Worker Email: Johnpaul.collins@pavee.ie Tel:  01 8780255 extension 128  

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17th Meeting of the Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller Civil Society ‘Teaching Roma and Traveller History’

Stephanie McDermott and Vanessa Paszkowska attended the 17th Meeting of the Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller Civil Society ‘Teaching Roma and Traveller History’. The emphasise of the meeting was Roma Holocaust Remembrance, Recognition and Education. Welcomes and overview were chaired by Jeroen Schokkenbroek, Director, Directorate of Equal Rights and Dignity, Council of […]

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Aisling Heffernan, Chairperson of the National Traveller Health Implementation Group (NTHIG), visits Pavee Point

Today, Thursday, 30th May, Aisling Heffernan, Chairperson of the National Traveller Health Implementation Group (NTHIG) and HSE Community Healthcare East Chief Officer, visited Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. NTHIG oversees the implementation of the National Traveller Health Action Plan 2022-2027 (NTHAP).   Ms Heffernan was given a comprehensive briefing on Traveller health and overview […]

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Job Vacancy: Traveller Community Archivist

Are you a Traveller interested in Traveller histories and culture? Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is looking to recruit Traveller (s) to work on our archive project. This will involve learning about how to preserve and organise photographs, paper documents, sound recordings and other material in a collection. You will get to work with […]

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Spotlight on Children- tackling educational disadvantage and child poverty

Last week Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre participated in a number of events highlighting urgent concerns in relation to child poverty. Pavee Point continues to advocate for the collection of disaggregated ethnic data, which is essential to tackle educational disadvantage and child poverty among Traveller and Roma children. Urgent Action Needed to Address Child […]

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Winners of Traveller Pride Awards 2024

The Annual Traveller Pride Awards had a distinct influence from the West and North of Ireland this year, with winners coming for the first time from counties Tyrone and Donegal, while civil rights activist, Bernadette McAliskey, was included as one of the guest presenters. Several individuals from Galway and Mayo were recognised this year, while […]

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Traveller Pride Week 2024 Kicks Off May 20th

Traveller Pride Week 2024 kicks off on May 20th and runs until the May 31st.  There is a huge range of activities happening around the country from family fun days, Traveller living history,  arts, music and more. You can find the programme of events here: https://www.travellerprideweek.org/ Traveller Pride Awards 2024: When: Thursday 23rd May  What […]

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“Traveller and Roma Employment is a key outstanding area and must be supported with a clear action plan and targets”

Martin Collins, Co-Director, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, speaking about the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) conference ‘Achieving Equality at Work: Promoting Socio-Economic Equality in Employment’ Today, Thursday 9th May 2024, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) held a conference ‘Achieving Equality at Work: Promoting Socio-Economic Equality in Employment’ with […]

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Vacancy: Building and Maintenance Worker

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre wishes to recruit a building and maintenance worker via a Traveller Community Employment Scheme.  For all information see our job description.  Please apply using the Pavee Point Application Form and email it to lee.davis@pavee.ie by 5pm Friday 17th May 2024.

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