Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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From maternity services to international protection, the Roma Programme fights for Europe’s most marginalised community

“There's definitely a question around women from ethnic minority communities’ experiences of the maternity services.” – Jenny Liston, Pavee Point A quarter of Roma women’s first contact with maternity services is when they arrive in labour at the hospital. Without translators available, patients and medics rely on Google Translate to communicate. We wouldn’t know about this if it wasn’t for the tremendous work being done with Roma people by Pavee Point.

Maynooth’s youth and community students ready for a friendly grilling

Readers wondering should they study for a masters in youth and community work at Maynooth University can hear what it's like this coming Monday, April 24th, when current students take part in a questions and answers session.