Category: News

Our deepest sympathies on the sad and untimely death of our Co Director, Ronnie Fay go to her partner Philip, her children Jonathan, Veronica and Patrick, her brother and sisters, including our much appreciated colleague Oonagh, and extended family members. On 3rd of February we said our final good bye to Ronnie Fay.  May she rest […]

In a statement today, President Michael D. Higgins says Ronnie was ‘a shining light of advocacy for Traveller and Roma rights’. “May I express on behalf of Sabina and myself, and as President of Ireland, what a great sadness it is to learn of the death of Ronnie Fay, Co-Director of Pavee Point, a founding […]

Pavee Point welcomes news this week that for the second year in a row the full Traveller accommodation budget has been spent by local authorities. We believe that most if not all this allocation of €21 million was spent on refurbishments and redevelopments – which is important and necessary work. “We are concerned,” says Pavee […]

We are sending best wishes to Traveller and Roma families all over Ireland and especially Traveller and Roma families in overcrowded settings and still without basic facilities.    We salute your resilience and we call on all politicians, at every level, to bring about positive change for Travellers and Roma and to make 2022 a […]

As the second International Human Rights Day since the global pandemic began Pavee Point salutes all who have struggled to address the human rights differentials exposed, and made worse, by COVID19 here and throughout the world. (Photo by Derek Speirs) Climate justice This year has also seen a worsening situation for refugee and migrant rights […]

Well done to all at Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and Justice for the Undocumented on success on their long running campaign to regularise undocumented people, families and children in Ireland. A new scheme announced this week by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee allows people who have been living undocumented in Ireland for 4 years or […]

Pavee Point and the HSE have worked together to produce a number of resources that highlight how important it is, at this time, to keep children home from school if they have COVID19 symptoms. If children have symptoms – cough of any kind, a fever, change in taste or smell or shortness of breath – […]

Pavee Point’s Violence Against Women (VAW) Programme provides a Traveller and Roma analysis of gender-based violence (GBV).  We map out the specific issues and barriers that Traveller and Roma women face in relation to domestic and sexual violence and develop responses to violence against Traveller and Roma women. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence […]

Our Mary Collins was delighted today to accept the Initiative of the Year at the Friends of Breastfeeding Awards 2021 today. Mary spoke of our hope that Pavee Mothers breastfeeding initiative which includes an information booklet and promotional work will encourage more Traveller mums to breastfeed and to know where to go for support. As […]

The Oireachtas Justice Committee has heard of the devastating impact of hate crime on affected communities Pavee Point and from other members of the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland. The Committee met as legislation to outlaw hate crime and review incitement to hatred provisions is being prepared.  Photo – Jenny Liston, Pavee Point speaking at Oireachtas […]

Traveller Collection website and book was launched this week and was a strong reminder of the need for Traveller culture and identity to become more visible in our institutions. The project Traveller Collection took place in 2018 and Pavee Point Co Director Martin Collins mentioned this week some positive developments that had taken place since […]

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is part of a network of 32 national community and voluntary organisations – The Community Platform – that launched ‘Principles for Delivering a Public Childcare Model’ this week and called for the delivery of a public childcare model in Ireland. The Six Principles for a Public Childcare Model are: […]

Pavee Point is encouraged  that over half of the UN Member States highlighted the importance of combatting racism at Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review yesterday. We are joined in this by the National Traveller Women’s Forum, Galway Traveller Movement, Donegal Traveller Project and Minceirs Whiden. Many of the103 countries specifically mentioned Traveller & Roma issues and […]

Well done to all the awardees at the Exchange House Traveller Education Awards. And particularly well done to our own Tracey Reilly who graduated with 1st Class Honours in her BA in Youth and Community Work at Maynooth University this year. Travellers in education have obstacles to overcome in order to succeed in the education […]