Month: October 2023

Census 2022 shows the number of Irish Travellers living in the State and counted in Census 2022 was 32,949, up 6% from 30,987 in Census 2016. “This is good news,” said Pavee Point Primary Health Care Co Ordinator Mary Brigid Collins, “It shows the value of work of over 30 years in which Pavee Point […]

Read our open letter on the war crimes being committed in #Gaza – https://www.uplift.ie/news/open-letter-gaza/

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes today’s announcement by Further and Higher Education Minister, Simon Harris TD that ‘SUSI grants for fees’ will be extended to part-time students. “This is something we have been advocating on for a while,” said Pavee Point Education Worker, Tracey Reilly, “More supports for part-time students will enable more […]

Martin Collins spoke at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference this week on human rights of Irish Travellers and Roma in Ireland and highlighted ongoing inequalities. He highlighted the need  for the State sector to engage effectively on issues impacting on minorities.  “We need to move from policy making to policy implementation,” he said. This conference […]

This month you can have your say on Traveller Education by doing this Department of Education online survey. It’s important that as many Travellers as possible to speak up. This video let’s you know in advance the questions asked in the Traveller Education Strategy Survey. This will be followed up with other consultations. Link to […]

Pavee Point Men’s Health and Mental Health Initiative recently partnered in research with Dr Noel Richardson of Carlow South East Technical University exploring an ‘Intersectional Approach to the Lived Mental Health Experiences of Traveller Men Affected by Suicide’. The study findings reinforce previous research on the factors underpinning the high suicide rate among Traveller men […]

Pavee Point welcomed today the opportunity to meet Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hilman, to discuss our work in terms of the meaningful involvement of Travellers and Roma in the future of policing. From our engagement with Traveller and Roma organisations and communities across the country, we recognise and acknowledge the […]