Travellers hold the key to finding solutions when it comes to their own mental health – a new Traveller art exhibition on Traveller mental health shows. ‘Unpacking Traveller Mental Health’ is an exhibition developed by Traveller Primary Health Care projects in the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit to highlight the stresses and strains that make up […]
read more →‘Unpacking Traveller Mental Health’ is an immersive and multi-sensory approach to highlight the various dimensions that impact on Travellers’ mental health. The Process Drawing on the work from Syrian-born artist and architect Mohamad Hafez in his exhibition ‘Unpacked: Refugee Baggage’, this event uses traditional Traveller ‘grub-boxes’ to explore the individual, social and structural dimensions that […]
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Travellers and Roma featured significantly in the Annual Report 2018 of Free Legal Advice Centres, launched today by Justice & Equality Minister, Charlie Flanagan, TD. In launching the Report, Minister Flanagan acknowledged the particular needs of ethnic minorities, including Travellers and Roma, in accessing the justice system. In June 2018 FLAC launched its legal clinic […]
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Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty, TD, recognised the need for targeted measures to tackle Traveller unemployment during a visit today to Pavee Point. Pavee Point urged the Minister to name Travellers and Roma as specific target groups in her Department’s forthcoming ‘Pathways to Work Strategy’ and Minister Doherty agreed that mainstream […]
read more →Pavee Point calls today for a long term plan – focused, strategic and resourced – to tackle Traveller health inequalities at the Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community. Speaking to the Committee Patrick Reilly, Mental Health Worker, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre said “We’re tired of the status quo. Traveller organisations alone cannot […]
read more →Culture Night was an enjoyable event for everyone as visitors discovered new and interesting things about Traveller and Roma way of life. (Photos by Derek Speirs) Life on the Road Traveller staff from Pavee Point spoke about life on the road and what life was like for Traveller women in the old days. People learned […]
read more →On Friday 20th September we were contacted by the media in relation to videos that appeared on social media featuring members of the the firebrigade and An Garda Síochána. Martin Collins, Pavee Point Co Director gave the following response to the media and we are following up with both An Garda Síochána and firebrigade services. […]
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Traveller groups around the country have come together to highlight suicide prevention events that will take place in September to highlight World Suicide Prevention Day. Latest figures show that suicide accounts for 11% of all Traveller deaths and that the suicide rate is 7 times the national average for Traveller men and 6 times the […]
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The National Roma Network was established on the 8th April 2019 by Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. It was agreed that the Network would be a joint initiative between the 20 organisations currently involved. The overall aim of the Network is to improve the lives of Roma living in Ireland. The focus of the Network […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre was delighted to host a talk by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty on Ireland’s Public Services Card, organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Digital Rights Ireland on Monday 29th July. Professor Philip Alston spoke in an academic capacity about the need for a […]
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In July 2019, two elements of Traveller culture were inscribed on Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This means the Government agrees to protect, promote and celebrate these living cultural heritage practices, customs, crafts and traditions. Traveller organisations got together to apply for this recognition as we feel it’s important these traditions be preserved. […]
read more →Pavee Point’s Community Heart Garden Project celebrated reaching its 3 year target this week. The garden was bursting with fruit and veg for the Community Heart Day that was shared with Traveller families in Finglas. The Community Heart Project has been a great way to engage, in particular, with Traveller men. Due to the project […]
read more →The Government has approved an updated ethnicity question for Census 2021 which will take place on Sunday the 18th of April 2021. Following the pilot conducted last year by Central Statistics Office, a recommendation was made for the introduction of 8 new questions in Census 2021 and changes to 25 existing questions including disability, ethnic group, […]
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A Co. Clare Traveller Health Needs Assessment finds a high uptake on vaccinations, screening services and access to GP services. However, some issues in Co. Clare are more magnified than reported in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) which was carried out ten years ago: Poor mental health Discrimination Experiences of health services Social […]
read more →On the 2 July it was reported in the media that Dublin’s 4 Councils had put out a tender to employ private security firms in terms of Traveller evictions. Emphasis in this tender on ‘evictions from houses/sites’ and ‘removal of caravans and mobile homes’ gives Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre serious cause for concern. […]
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Pavee Point hosted the Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland today. This Agency has established a Task Force in relation to Traveller health. “It’s fantastic to see the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency take this initiative,” said Ronnie Fay, Pavee Point Co Director, “And while we have developed a lot of expertise and good practice models […]
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Racist incidents against Travellers are severely under reported, said Shane O Curry from ENAR Ireland at a training session with Pavee Point this week. ENAR Ireland are working with Traveller groups to raise awareness of www.iReport.ie – where people can document and record all different types of incidents of racism and discrimination including racist crime. […]
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There was a great atmosphere at Dublin Pride this year – one of the biggest parades so far. The LGBT Traveller and Roma Action Group were busy with breakfast and banner making at Pavee Point beforehand. We got our spot near the Gardaí and teachers on O’Connell Street and after much good cheer we headed […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre urges the Irish Government to act on recommendations in a new Council of Europe report that outlines challenges that still remain to improve the social and economic situation of Travellers. The report from the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities also details the significant discrimination of which […]
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Traveller horse ownership significant to overall horse industry Traveller Horse Owners have a particular niche and experience within the horse industry and Traveller horse projects need to be part of the implementation of the overall Irish Sport Horse Industry Strategy, a new report states. (click on image for full report) All photos by Derek Speirs. […]
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