This week Pavee Mothers and our education team delivered an information session on anti-racism and discrimination to the Alternative Education Assessment & Registration Service in Tusla. The morning made for an engaging exchange and we look forward to future sessions and continued engagement with Tusla services. #PaveeMothers #Diversity #Inclusion
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The Children’s Rights Alliance Child Poverty Monitor 2026 highlights that child poverty remains a significant issue in Ireland, despite some progress in recent years. The report found that 95,170 children (7.8%) were living in consistent poverty in 2025, meaning they lived in households with low incomes and were unable to afford basic necessities. This is […]
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On Wednesday, Pavee Point was delighted to be part of the visit of a Turkish Delegation, which included participation from the WHO to Tobacco Free Ireland Programme, to share some of our learnings on tobacco management in Ireland. Pauline McDonnell of Pavee Point’s Primary Health Care team presented an overview of the Traveller Stop Smoking […]
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This morning in UCD, Mary Brigid Collins (Primary Health Care Co-ordinator at Pavee Point) presented to staff, lecturers and researchers in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems on cancer awareness among Travellers in Ireland. As part of the School’s Teaching and Research Showcase event, the presentation looked at the significance of the social […]
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Today (June 9) Pavee Point join the Roma Rights Network in a joint statement declaring the current situation for Roma rights in Europe as a state of crisis. Roma in Europe today face systemic attacks that encompass securitisation, the erosion of state obligations, and politics that go against human rights frameworks. The Roma Rights Network […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre was delighted to host a follow-up workshop with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) as part of the @weconsentirl Programme. The session provided an opportunity to revisit important topics including consent, healthy relationships, online safety, and gender-based violence. Participants engaged in meaningful discussion and reflection on how we can […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is looking for suitably qualified candidates to fill two separate roles: 1️⃣ Traveller Child Health Development Worker (19.5 hours): Traveller Child Health Development Workers are peer worker roles, working as a team alongside a coordinator in the region to support the implementation of the Traveller Brighter Beginnings initiative under […]
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Pavee Point was pleased to attend the recent launch of a study commissioned by CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign looking at correlations between substance use and neurodiversity. Among the main conclusions from the study – headed by researchers from the School of Nursing & Midwifery in TCD – include the finding that 1 in 5 people […]
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Today Donegal Travellers Project celebrate their 30 Year Anniversary with a conference in Letterkenny that brings together an inspiring lineup of speakers. Just some of those addressing attendees at the conference – ‘Pride Not Prejudice – 30 Years On: Donegal Travellers Project’ – include Senator Eileen Flynn, Dr Rosaleen McDonagh (playwright and Human Rights Commissioner), […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes last week’s publication of the ‘Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2026-2030’ by the Department of Social Protection. The commitment to the development of a successor to the National Traveller Health Action Plan and the extension of the Traveller Brighter Beginnings Initiative is welcomed, as is the commitment to develop […]
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Last Wednesday, the Pavee Point Education and Roma teams attended the Traveller and Roma Education Forum. This was the final Forum meeting under the current two-year Action Plan (2024–2026), with the next Action Plan due to be published in July. The current Action Plan has seen progress across a range of commitments, with important structures […]
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The Pavee Point Education Team and Pavee Mothers attended the Towards a National Policy on Transitions in Education for Students with Disabilities stakeholder event on Tuesday, 26 May. The event brought together stakeholders from across government departments and agencies to share understanding of the supports currently available to disabled children, young people and adults at […]
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Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre wishes to express our utter condemnation of the violent scenes at St Peter and Paul’s Cemetery in Portlaoise on Sunday. Such conduct is absolutely unacceptable and it is shocking that thousands of peaceful mass-goers, including other Traveller families, coming together to remember their loved ones, should have to witness […]
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Last week Pavee Point attended the launch of ‘Connecting for Life 2026–2035,’ Ireland’s new national strategy to reduce suicide and self-harm. We welcome the strategy’s recognition of the disproportionate impact of suicide on Travellers and its acknowledgement of the role that racism, discrimination, social exclusion and other social determinants play in shaping mental health outcomes. […]
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On Wednesday morning in Pavee Point offices Dublin, our Primary Health Care Team, as well as Pavee Mothers and our Drugs & Alcohol Programme attended training on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The training was led by Tristan Casson-Rennie, CEO of FASD Ireland, and he shared understandings of what it is like to live with […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes the publication of the ‘Mid-term Progress Review of the National Access Plan (2022-2028)’ (NAP) and the continued named focus on Travellers and Roma by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS). The sustained work by Traveller organisations and groups working with Roma, NAP […]
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The ‘Traveller Health Needs Assessment Report for County Monaghan’ was launched this afternoon. The report represents the culmination of interviews with 54 Travellers in the county assessing their specific health needs. The social determinants of health featuring most prominently in those interviews included issues around education, high employment rates and accommodation. 91% of interviews respondents […]
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Last week, Pavee Point was in attendance at the annual University for All Symposium in UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business. ‘Call It Out: Racism impacting the Traveller and Roma experience in higher education,’ focused on moving beyond institutional rhetoric to confront both overt and nuanced barriers. A panel discussion described how policy in Ireland […]
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Earlier this month the successful applicants to the Traveller Wellbeing Through Creativity programme were announced by Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD. In total ten applicants from the around the country were selected for the scheme, with projects ranging from well-being through inclusive creative practices, equine-assisted learning, […]
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A group of Traveller men in drug and alcohol recovery, accompanied by Pavee Points Men’s Health team, were in the Great Outdoors over the weekend getting suited and booted in preparation for their September walk on the Camino de Santiago. The walk aims to raise awareness around questions of addiction and mental health for Traveller […]
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