‘Pride Not Prejudice’: Donegal Travellers Project celebrates 30 years

Today Donegal Travellers Project celebrate their 30 Year Anniversary with a conference in Letterkenny that brings together an inspiring lineup of speakers. Just some of those addressing attendees at the conference – ‘Pride Not Prejudice – 30 Years On: Donegal Travellers Project’ – include Senator Eileen Flynn, Dr Rosaleen McDonagh (playwright and Human Rights Commissioner), […]

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Final meeting of Traveller and Roma Education Forum 2024-2026

Last Wednesday, the Pavee Point Education and Roma teams attended the Traveller and Roma Education Forum. This was the final Forum meeting under the current two-year Action Plan (2024–2026), with the next Action Plan due to be published in July. The current Action Plan has seen progress across a range of commitments, with important structures […]

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Mid-term Progress Review of the National Access Plan published

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes the publication of the ‘Mid-term Progress Review of the National Access Plan (2022-2028)’ (NAP) and the continued named focus on Travellers and Roma by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS). The sustained work by Traveller organisations and groups working with Roma, NAP […]

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Launch of ‘Traveller Health Needs Assessment Report for County Monaghan’

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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ICIC26 26th International Conference on Integrated Care

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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Photo Exhibition: The Unheard 12 Million

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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Second annual meeting of the National Traveller and Roma Forum

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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Submission on PHCTPs to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

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 […]

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Counting Us In- Human Rights Count!

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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‘Make it Happen – Stop Violence against Women’

‘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 […]

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Easter Celebrations with the Parent Child Home Programme

Easter Celebrations with the Parent Child Home Programme Families from the Pavee Point Parent Child Home Programme (PCHP) attended Easter celebrations in the IFSC, Dublin on Thursday 26 March. The event was organised by the Early Learning Initiative in the National College of Ireland for PCHP families from Inchicore, Docklands and the Finglas area. Currently […]

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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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Public Sector Duty Seminar

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 […]

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EXPECT RESPECT! Campaign to prevent violence against young Traveller women

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 […]

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Youth- Water is a Human Right

Water is a Human Right As part of One World Week, young Travellers investigated water and its impact on young people and young Travellers, including those living in poor conditions in Ireland. They made a video about their investigations to present what they learned. The video and the making of it, were featured on RTE […]

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Ethnic Data Monitoring to Support Racial Equality

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, […]

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PRESS STATEMENT: MOB VIOLENCE HAS NO PLACE IN IRELAND

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 […]

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Facebook Hate Speech Page Removed

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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