Pavee Point Travellers' Centre

Celebration of Recovery

Admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:12:25 +0000

Celebration of Recovery

As part of Traveller Pride Week 2012, the Pavee Point Drugs Programme along with Coolmine Therapeutic Community and the GAA ASAP programme offer an unprecedented celebration of recovery and the enjoyment that can be had in Ireland free from alcohol.

Admission will be by invitation only, but you can register to receive an invitation at http://pavee.ie/theevent2012

You only fail if you give up

Admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:22:52 +0000

Johnny McDonagh with his certificate

Traveller youth worker Johnny McDonagh last week graduated with a FETAC Level 5 qualification in Youth Work.

Johnny, who works with the Youth Work team at Pavee Point Travellers Centre, gained the award in eight modules earlier this year. The graduation took place at the Headquarters of Ballymun Regional Youth Service.

Speaking after the graduation at which he was selected to address the class, Johnny said:

“I feel very proud to have pushed myself to gain this award. I had a great support network at Pavee Point – they had a lot of belief and confidence in my ability, which I did not have myself at the time. I gained a lot more confidence and look forward to future challenges.

Completing this course has motivated me to get young Travellers involved in education. I can encourage and support them – I appreciate the opportunity to share my learning with my peers.

I am going to use this course as a stepping stone to go onto further education such as Maynooth or Trinity, because I want to avail of the options available to me now I have the confidence to push myself.

I am no longer afraid of failing – I realise you only fail if you give up”

Site Maintenance this Friday

Admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:38 +0000

The Pavee Point Website will be down for maintenance on Friday 11 May 2012 from 9.30am to 4.30pm

During this time the whole Pavee Point website service will be offline. Websites at http://pavee.ie will not be affected.

Update: Maintenance finished early.

Sulkies Racing Statement

Admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:03:09 +0000

Pavee Point has issued a statement on the issue of Sulkies Racing, subsequent to the publication online of footage online showing illegal and dangerous racing on a main road.

8 May 2012:

Pavee Point is concerned that all the participants involved in the event filmed placed themselves, their animals and other road users in danger.

This was a completely unacceptable misuse of a public road and Pavee Point calls on anybody contemplating similar activities to stop and consider the safety of their animals, themselves and other road users.

We are concerned that the practice of Sulkie Racing, which is a longstanding tradition within and outside the Traveller Community, should not be conflated with the actions of the participants in this event — Sulkie Racing can be carried out in a way which is safe and well regulated, where there is space for it to take place. Examples of good practice exist around Ireland.

Notwithstanding the investigation which will now rightly take place into the events filmed, Pavee Point calls on local authorities to engage with Traveller organisations, horse owner projects and the Gardaí to investigate how to bring about a resolution which allows this long-standing tradition to continue in a manner which is safe and legal.

Update:

Independent.ie was earlier carrying an erroneous headline, describing Pavee Point press officer Ben Archibald as ‘Traveller Chief’ and ‘Traveller leader’. Neither of these descriptions are accurate.

After we made contact with them, the headline has been amended. At no point has Pavee Point or any staff member sought to be described in that manner.

Bealtaine Event for Older People May 25

guest — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:39:14 +0000

On May 25th from 11am-2pm, Pavee Point will be hosting a networking event for older Travellers and other groups for older persons in the Pavee Point Travellers’ Centre as part of the Bealtaine Festival. This is a chance for older people to get together and enjoy a day of showing cultures and sharing experiences and stories from the years gone by.

This is set to be a very enjoyable and relaxed event, followed by tea and homemade sandwiches. All older members of the community are welcome to come to meet new people and discover the common interests and views that fellow members from the older community may share!