Rathkeale community shaping a better image for the town

There is a new Rathkeale emerging from behind the headlines created by the infamous Rathkeale Rovers gang. One community worker has a vision of one community with two cultures — and it’s working. Jimmy Woulfe talks to those working on the ground to create a better image for the town by building bridges between the settled and Traveller communities

MEDIA reports around the world bristled with court reports of a gang jailed in England last week for conspiracy to plunder €70m worth of artifacts and rhino horns from British museums.

Passing sentences, Judge Murray Creed said seven of the 14 original gang members had family links to Rathkeale, Co Limerick.