PRESS STATEMENT: Minister- Get Rid of Discriminatory Enrolment Policies

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement February 24th 2015 Minister: Get Rid of Discriminatory Enrolment Policies Speaking today following the Supreme Court dismissal in the case of Stokes v High School Clonmel, Pavee Point Director Martin Collins highlighted the ongoing and endemic discrimination created by enrolment policies in Ireland. “This outcome effectively legalises […]

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UK Press Complaints Commission finds against Pavee Point

This week, the United Kingdom Press Complaints Commission found against Pavee Point for a complaint relating to the Daily Mail’s coverage of the removal of Roma children from their families in Ireland last year. Our complaint had argued that the Daily Mail had breached Clause 1 (accuracy) and Clause 12 (Discrimination) Of the Editors’ Code […]

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Press Ombudsman Upholds Prejudice Complaint

Pavee Point is delighted today to highlight the decision by the Press Ombudsman to uphold a complaint made by Shane O Curry of ENAR that a column by Mr Ian O Doherty of the Irish Independent breached Principle 8 (Prejudice) of the Code of Practice for Newspapers and Magazines. We feel strongly that this was […]

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Robert Heffernan’s Tweets: Joint Statement from SARI, SRRC and PP

Click here to see the statement on the SARI website. Following the ‘racist’ tweet last week from Irish athlete Robert Heffernan, a joint statement has been released by SARI, Show Racism the Red Card (SRRC) and Pavee Point recommending that all National Governing Bodies of Sport adopt Equality and Discrimination clauses in their constitutions in […]

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Pavee Point response to child protection case in Tallaght

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement October 22nd 2013 Pavee Point response to child protection case in Tallaght In response to the case of the removal of a child from a Roma family in Tallaght in the early hours of this morning we believe that this case should be dealt with according to […]

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