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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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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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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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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This week, we were pleased to present at the All-Ireland Conference on Integrated Care 2026 at UCD. Our focus was a rights-based approach to health and the vital role of Traveller organisations and Traveller Primary Health Care Projects (PHCTPs) in addressing Traveller health inequalities in partnership with the HSE. Discussions focused on ensuring integrated care […]
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The 26th International Conference on Integrated Care was held in Birmingham in April, and focussed on the theme of ‘Integrated Care for All: Promoting Health and Wellbeing Through Diversity’. The conference sought to highlight how integrated health and social care can better serve minority or marginalised groups. Mary Brigid Collins, Co-Ordinator of the Pavee Point […]
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Join us for Traveller and Roma Men’s Health Day, our annual day of activity where Traveller and Roma men can get together and take positive action in relation to health. Let’s look after ourselves and each other: one step at a time. Anyone can participate in activities on the day, but registration is required for […]
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The HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and Pavee Point are working in partnership to highlight dangers of sunbeds and Melanotan, with a new SunSmart resource launched. Pavees stay safe: Dangers of Sunbeds and Melanotan aims to raise awareness of the serious health risks associated with sunbed use and the unregulated tanning product Melanotan. Mary […]
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Pavee Point attended the launch of a new postgraduate medical education resource by The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI). ‘Inclusion Health: An Education Framework’ aims to help doctors treat people facing social exclusion, translating Inclusion Health principles into practical guidance. The framework was developed collaboratively by doctors, patients, and the RCPI, along with […]
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On Tuesday 03 March the National Traveller Drug Network (NTDN) met in Dublin to reflect on and discuss the draft National Drugs Strategy II (2026-2027). At the meeting, led by Anna Quigley of Citywide, NTDN members stressed the need to ensure direct participation and representation of Traveller organisations in the strategy’s implementation structures. Concern was […]
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Today, Ann Friel, Primary Healthcare Coordinator at Donegal Travellers Project and Mary Nevin, Community Health Worker with Longford Traveller Primary Health Care Project addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community on the importance of supporting the current Primary Health Care for Travellers Projects (PHCTPs). The PHCTPs are the cornerstone of […]
read more →Traveller men are working to promote better health outcomes in their community. But, they say, the Government needs to step up to the plate. (All photos by Ena Djordjevic) “We are doing what we can with very limited resources. The Health Minister Simon Harris TD has promised a Traveller Health Action Plan. We participated in […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement June 9th 2015 Yes to Equality: Yes to Ethnicity Recognition? Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre today welcomes the questions posed by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about Traveller and Roma rights, particularly around Traveller ethnicity recognition, poor education outcomes and persistent […]
read more →In November 2014, the Pavee Point Health Programme instituted a series of health sessions on topical health issues to increase health awareness among Travellers and Roma. The health days aim to provide information to staff members in Pavee Point, with Traveller staff and community health workers sharing that information with their families and friends on […]
read more →Pavee Point, along with the other nine Primary Health Care Projects in the Eastern Region Traveller Health Network (ERTHN) held a Traveller Men’s Health Day in Phoenix Park to mark Men’s Health Week (9th to 15th June ’14). The day was organised to attract Traveller men for health check-ups and to create awareness among Traveller […]
read more →The Pavee Point Men’s Health team have recently started work with Traveller men in Cappagh field to build a grotto on site. This is the first stage of our involvement with men in Cappagh field and in the New Year we will be bringing the health aspect into our work . Building the grotto allows […]
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