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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On Tuesday (Apr 28), Pavee Point’s Education Programme hosted a consultation morning with members of the Roma community to exchange perspectives on education provision for the community. This consultation focused on capturing Roma experiences in education and ensuring that Roma perspectives are meaningfully reflected in future policy and practice. It provided an opportunity to contribute […]
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To mark International Roma and Traveller Day 2026, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is delighted to invite you to ‘The Unheard 12 Million’: a photography exhibition documenting the stories and resilience of Roma and Traveller communities living on the margins in European member states. Exhibition: ‘The Unheard 12 Million’ Date: Monday 13 April – […]
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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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Last Thursday, the National Traveller and Roma Forum came together for its second annual meeting in Dublin. Hosted by National Traveller and Roma organisations and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, the meeting was an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss progress regarding the implementation of the National Traveller Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS II) at local […]
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On Sunday Pavee Point attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin. Kristian Simonic and Jessica Simonic, representing the Roma community in Ireland, took part in the candle lighting ceremony, remembering Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust. It is estimated that 500,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered, and another […]
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Ethnic data collection within a human rights framework in Ireland What is the project? This project is part of an ongoing campaign for ethnic data collection within a human rights framework in Ireland by Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. This one year project funded by the Open Society Foundation, focuses on advocating for the […]
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The Department of Justice and Equailty have set up a new National Traveller Roma Inclusion Steering Group which is being chaired by Minister Ó Ríordáin. Pavee Point welcomes this new body, which has committed to revising our National Traveller Roma Integration Strategy, developing a data collection strategy and an assessment of need for the Roma […]
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Minister for Equality, Aodhan Ó Ríordáin presents Roma researchers with certificates as part of ground-breaking new research Ahead of International Roma and Traveller day on 8th April, 20 members of the Roma community were today awarded with certificates by Minister Ó Ríordáin for completing research training in Pavee Point. These researchers are part of a […]
read more →‘Make it Happen – Stop Violence against Women’ Sunday 8th of March marked International Women’s Day during which people across the world celebrate achievements and highlight gaps in women’s rights. Pavee Point delivered a thematic event to launch its International Women’s Day poster 2015 and engaged in a social media campaign to highlight violence against […]
read more →What’s it like being young Roma and LGBT? “Although we are two barely educated Roma women living in quite bad conditions, we dared to ask to be recognised as a same-sex family and, when resettled, to be granted one social housing unit where we will be living together.”(Maria, 28, Serbia) You can read the life […]
read more →Public Sector Duty A positive duty in mainstreaming equality and human rights on a statutory basis in Ireland On February 10th, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre hosted a seminar on the introduction of a Positive Public Sector Duty for Ireland. The seminar was held in UNITE, the Union House and attended by over […]
read more →EXPECT RESPECT! Campaign to prevent violence against young Traveller women Pavee Point engaged in a thematic 16 Days of Action Campaign, which aimed to raise awareness about violence affecting young girls and women and promote healthy relationships based on respect and equality. The campaign produced awareness raising EXPECT RESPECT! wristbands, and ran a social media […]
read more →Breaking the Barriers- Discrimination Against Roma Women and Roma LGBT Pavee Point attended a transnational workshop on discrimination against Roma and Travellers in Helsinki, Finland, on 2-3 December. Breaking the Barriers workshop brought together Roma and non-Roma civil society activists and local, regional and national authorities from all over Europe. The workshop presented good practice models […]
read more →According to a Eurobarometer survey, over one in two Europeans believe that discrimination because of one’s racial or ethnic origin is widespread. However, there is no data available across Europe on how amny people experience this discrimination. Without measuring it, it is impossible to challenge it. The European Network Against Racism have launched a new report “Measure, […]
read more →A thematic Roma Rights Forum was held in Pavee Point on 16 October. This thematic session examined the process of undertaking local needs analyses through a discussion of principles and approaches to working with communities. The following three areas were discussed: Human Rights Based Approaches – Fidelma Joyce, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Including […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre and The Centre for Global Women’s Studies (National University of Ireland, Galway) hosted a discussion of Traveller and Romani women’s rights in Pavee Point on 22 Oct. We were delighted to welcome Crina Morteanu, a feminist activist and Rosaleen McDonagh, Traveller Playwright, to discuss Traveller and Romani women’s rights […]
read more →Pavee Point Press Statement 26 Oct 2014 Mob Violence Has No Place in Ireland Pavee Point strongly condemns any actions to intimidate and promote violence against Roma in Waterford. This follows the publication of multiple Facebook pages which openly incite hatred against Roma, and reports of a public order incident on Saturday evening where […]
read more →A Facebook page called ‘Get Them Out of Town’ came to our attention on October 8th. The page had over 800 Likes and featured a number of racist and demeaning posts about the Roma population in Waterford, and users discussed vigilante violence against Roma on the page. This was not the first time that such […]
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