Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre was delighted to host a talk by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty on Ireland’s Public Services Card, organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Digital Rights Ireland on Monday 29th July. Professor Philip Alston spoke in an academic capacity about the need for a […]
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Month: July 2019
In July 2019, two elements of Traveller culture were inscribed on Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This means the Government agrees to protect, promote and celebrate these living cultural heritage practices, customs, crafts and traditions. Traveller organisations got together to apply for this recognition as we feel it’s important these traditions be preserved. […]
read more →Pavee Point’s Community Heart Garden Project celebrated reaching its 3 year target this week. The garden was bursting with fruit and veg for the Community Heart Day that was shared with Traveller families in Finglas. The Community Heart Project has been a great way to engage, in particular, with Traveller men. Due to the project […]
read more →The Government has approved an updated ethnicity question for Census 2021 which will take place on Sunday the 18th of April 2021. Following the pilot conducted last year by Central Statistics Office, a recommendation was made for the introduction of 8 new questions in Census 2021 and changes to 25 existing questions including disability, ethnic group, […]
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A Co. Clare Traveller Health Needs Assessment finds a high uptake on vaccinations, screening services and access to GP services. However, some issues in Co. Clare are more magnified than reported in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) which was carried out ten years ago: Poor mental health Discrimination Experiences of health services Social […]
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On the 2 July it was reported in the media that Dublin’s 4 Councils had put out a tender to employ private security firms in terms of Traveller evictions. Emphasis in this tender on ‘evictions from houses/sites’ and ‘removal of caravans and mobile homes’ gives Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre serious cause for concern. […]
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