Congratulations to 11 Traveller Health Workers completed a Maynooth University/HSE and Pavee Point Return to Learning Programme. This group had to deal with difficult #COVID19 circumstances – and also deal with internet and technology issues in the last year. Their achievement was celebrated online with participants giving moving insights and and encouragement for further programmes […]
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Month: May 2021
Pavee Point would like to thank the participants who took part in our Traveller and Roma Education forum. This forum was a follow up to the forum we held last year in the context of the COVID19 pandemic. Useful and important points were raised by the 60 or so participants and we will be working […]
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Our work in promoting Traveller education received a significant boost today with an award from The Equality Fund. Equality Fund Award for Education Project Support from The Equality Fund will enable us to raise issues of education discrmination – made worse by #Covid19 – and the need for a Traveller Education Strategy. Traveller woman Tracey […]
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Pavee Point reacted, this morning, to media reports of #Travellers attending a large gathering following a wedding in Longford. In the Irish Independent, on RTE Morning Ireland and on Newstalk we said it’s not acceptable at this time for people to be getting involved in large gatherings. “We’re still in the middle of a global […]
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Pregnancy and birth can be an exciting time, but also a time of great change. It is normal to feel worried or stressed about different things that are happening, especially at the moment during COVID-19. If you are a new mother remember that there are lots of supports available to help you mind your mental health during and after pregnancy. […]
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