Better Start

Better Start Better Start promotes quality in Early Learning and Care settings. Check out our website for more information.

This ensures that these settings are of high quality and deliver positive outcomes for children. Better Start is a national initiative established by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and hosted by Pobal. Better Start promotes quality and inclusion in Early Learning and Care (ELC) settings for children from birth to six years of age in Ireland. We have three o

perational programmes, the Quality Development Service, Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) and a Learning and Development Unit.

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On the morning of the 14th of May, at the GPO, the first ever Traveller stamps were unveiled by An Post.https://www.pave...
21/05/2026

On the morning of the 14th of May, at the GPO, the first ever Traveller stamps were unveiled by An Post.

https://www.paveepoint.ie/unveiling-of-first-ever-traveller-stamps/

Coinciding with the launch of Traveller Pride Week 2026, the two new national stamps celebrate Irish Traveller History and Culture and recognise the Traveller community as a distinct and valued part of Ireland’s shared heritage.

Each stamp focuses on a key aspect of Traveller life: An image of a traditional Traveller wagon highlights the importance of nomadism, a defining feature of Traveller culture symbolising movement, family, adaptability and a way of life that has shaped Traveller identity over generations.

Traditional tin-smithing is an important element of the historic Traveller economy. The featured object, the ‘ponger’ or tin mug, represents practical craftsmanship and the passing down of skills and knowledge within Traveller families.

Speaking at the launch – Martin Collins, Pavee Point Co-Director – underscored the historic significance of unveiling the two stamps at the GPO: “It is [also] symbolic to unveil them in the GPO, this iconic building which has been pivotal in terms of Irish history and freedom. We look forward to future issues of stamps that will no doubt go on to reflect various and diverse aspects of our identity.”

The launch was accompanied by poetry and song, with Maureen Ward, Caitlyn O’Reilly, and Johnny Collins reciting verse for those gathered. Martin Anthony Collins brought the morning to a conclusion with a rendition of ‘One Starry Night’, and dedicated the song to his father James Collins.

The development of the stamps comes from an action under NTRIS II in July 2024 to implement a Stamp Programme with An Post in to mark the 10th anniversary of the official recognition of Traveller ethnicity, and follows from the work of artist Chloe McDonagh and her ‘An Lucht Siúil’ exhibition. The final design for the stamps was developed by Oran Day of Atelier David Smith.

Listen back to Martin Collins discussing the launch on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/22612439-an-post-to-unveil-two-national-stamps-celebrating/

Martin Collins, Co-Director, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre discusses the unveiling of two stamps celebrating Irish Traveller History.

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