Travellers Together Transforming Conflict Conference

Travellers Together Transforming Conflict Conference

Organised by Exchange House Ireland National Travellers Service, the Traveller Counselling Service and the Traveller Mediation Service

By EHINTS, TCS and TMS

Date and time

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00 - 16:00 GMT+1

Location

Dublin Castle

Dame Street Dublin 2 Ireland

Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Arrival and Registration

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Introduction and Welcome

Chris Mc Donagh

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Opening Speech

Senator Eileen Flynn

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Context

Thomas McCann

Background and Context to the Conference

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM

Research Findings

Dr Sarah Satori

Contributing Factors to Inter-family Conflict

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

The Impact of Inter-family Conflict

Frank Kavanagh

Frank Kavanagh, Mediator with the Traveller Mediation Service

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM

The Need to Address Inter-family Conflict in a Culturally Inclusive Way

Mags Casey

Mags Casey, Director of North Tipperary Rural Traveller project and Chairperson of the National Traveller Mental Health Network

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Traveller Inter-family Conflict Awareness Campaign

Pat Montague

Pat Montague, Montague Communications

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:25 PM

Round Table Discussions

To discuss and respond to the content from the morning

2:25 PM - 3:10 PM

Panel Discussions

Elizabeth Ward

Mags Casey

Eileen FLynn

Frank Kavanagh

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Next Steps

Thomas McCann

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Closing Address

Roderic O’Gorman

Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

4:00 PM - 4:00 PM

End

About this event

This conference will give advocates, policy makers, service providers and members of the community an opportunity to come together to explore how inter-family conflict and its impact on Traveller mental health can be addressed and transformed.

Organised by

EHINTS, TCS and TMS
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