Month: February 2018

We were delighted to host the new Slovak Ambassador here at Pavee Point this week. Mr. Igor Pokojny came on a fact finding mission regarding Roma in Ireland. The Embassy estimates there are between 20,000 to 25,000 Slovaks in Ireland.  In the Slovak Republic, Roma make up 20% of the general population. We look forward […]

A low grade, D+ , is awarded to ‘Traveller and Roma Children’ in this year’s Children’s Rigths Alliance annual Report Card. This improvement on last year’s grade is due to the Government’s recognition of Traveller ethnicity and the publication of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy. Yet Traveller children leave school on average 5 years […]

‘When you hear of young Travellers committing suicide, you make no wonder of it anymore. We can do better for Travellers,’ Patrick Reilly, Pavee Point Mental Health Worker. Pavee Point made its presentation to the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care today.  In our submission we conclude that an urgent response and positive action is […]

Thanks to Voice and our Recycling Ambassador Triona Reid for bringing us up to date on the most recent do’s and don’ts of recycling.  Their free Recycling Workshop for community groups cleared up a lot of confusion about what you can put in your Green Bin.  And we got to explain how many Travellers living […]