To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, the 10th of September, our Men’s Health Programme take on their most challenging Pavee Glokes Hike and Talk yet — all the way to the Camino de Santiago in Spain. The group of eleven Traveller men will spend the next five days on the Camino to raise awareness around […]
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On Tuesday (Sept 08) Pavee Point delivered a cultural awareness session to the Judicial Council in Dublin. Ten judges attended the session and we look forward to working together into the future.
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On Wednesday (Sept 09) Pavee Point attended the EU High-Level Conference on Equality and Competitiveness, held as an official event of Ireland’s EU Presidency and hosted by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. The conference brought together delegates from EU institutions, Member States, civil society and academia, to explore how the EU’s core values […]
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Tome Pavees – Aswuirt – Mislie’n a Tober (Strong Travellers – Rising – Going the Road) The Recovery Walk took place in Dublin on Saturday (Sept 6) to celebrate recovery from addiction as part of Recovery Month. It was great to meet with colleagues and support one another. Pavee Point will host our own Pavees […]
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Pavee Point was in attendance at the ‘Child Poverty and Well-being Summit’ hosted by the Department of the Taoiseach in Dublin yesterday. The summit addressed strategies for meeting every child’s basic needs and as to how barriers to inclusion might be eliminated. Details of the summit here: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/press-releases/child-poverty-and-well-being-summit/
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Pavee Point welcomes the publication of the Traveller and Roma Education Strategy (TRES) Second Plan for Implementation and Action 2026–2028; the plan sets out the Government’s priorities for improving educational participation, experiences and outcomes for Travellers and Roma over the next two years. Building on the foundations established through the first Action Plan, the second […]
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Today (Sept 03), the Primary Health Care Team is attending the HSE Integrated Healthcare Conference 2026, hosted as an official Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The team’s poster was selected for display at today’s event, showcasing the essential impact of Primary Health Care for Travellers Projects. The […]
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Pavee Point were pleased to welcome the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill back to Pavee Point last week to brief her on our work and discuss current challenges and opportunities in relation to Traveller & Roma health. At the meeting we discussed the need for effective implementation and resourcing of the National Traveller Health […]
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Ahead of Budget 2027, Pavee Point was delighted to contribute to the annual pre-Budget submission by the Community Platform. The submission calls on the Government to take ownership of their legacy and to adequately address poverty, social exclusion and inequality. Racism and exclusion, housing and homelessness, and quality employment represent urgent budgetary vulnerabilities for Travellers […]
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On Tuesday (August 26) the Primary Health Care team attended an information session hosted by the Dublin North West Partnership on the rights and entitlements of older persons. The team gathered valuable insights to strengthen their fieldwork and advocacy. This knowledge is critical, as Traveller ageing has been redefined to begin at 40, reflecting the […]
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Today, representatives from the Traveller and Roma Coalition attended Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The UPR is a United Nations process which reviews the human rights record of every UN Member State every four years. Today’s short (1 hour) pre-session provided an opportunity for Irish civil society […]
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Over the weekend, and in preparation for a September pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, Pavee Point’s Men’s Health team accompanied a group of Traveller men in drug and alcohol recovery through a demanding four days of training. The group spent Thursday on the Navan Greenway, completing 18km between Blackwater Park and Nobber Station. On […]
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Pavee Point was delighted on Wednesday to attend the Irish College of GPs’ (ICGP) Curriculum launch. We warmly welcome the strengthened inclusion of Traveller health within the updated ICGP curriculum and valued the opportunity to work with the ICGP in its development. General practice has a vital role to play in addressing the significant health […]
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Pavee Point is delighted to be part of Culture Night again in 2026. We are planning a great evening with a variety of things to see and do and delighted to get a mention in The Irish Times and GayCommunityNews. Heritage and Art on Display 4pm – We are open from 4pm and will have […]
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We welcome the publication of the first ever National Traveller Heritage Strategy by the Heritage Council, a historic step towards validating and preserving Traveller customs, music, stories, crafts, language and the nomadic tradition. The Strategy acknowledges the significance of Traveller culture and the central place Travellers hold in Irish heritage. Traveller storytellers and musicians have […]
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Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre today marks Roma Genocide Memorial Day: remembering the Roma victims of the Holocaust persecuted and murdered by the Nazi regime simply for who they were. This day – 2 August – calls us to remember the particular night of 2–3 August 1944, when more than 3,000 Roma men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Amid the atrocities of the Roma genocide — known as […]
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Last week (July 23) Pavee Point’s Education Programme, in partnership with @national_adult_literacy_agency, deliver Day two of NALA ‘Literacy Champion’ training with the Primary Health Care and CE workers of Clondalkin Travellers Development Group. The training is designed to support adults with unmet literacy needs in their community, and signpost them towards services to improve their […]
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We are looking for suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Traveller Brighter Beginning (TBB) Childhood Health Coordinator as part of a new and exciting Traveller Child Health Programme covering Dublin and the North East region. The Programme is part of the Traveller Brighter Beginnings Initiative under the National Traveller Health Action Plan. The […]
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Pavee Point’s Primary Health Care team were delighted to visit Mayo Traveller Movement for a project exchange on Thursday and Friday of last week. The team took the opportunity to visit Knock, together with the Tobernalt Holy Well, to take a moment to remember those lost and to keep in mind for Pavee Beoirs to […]
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Yesterday (July 21) our Primary Health Care team welcomed Anne Costello, of the Traveller Justice Initiative, to Pavee Point to lead an information session and discussion for Primary Health Care workers and trainees. Anne spoke of the structural and social determinants that lead to the disproportionately high number of Travellers in prison, and of the […]
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