ON Thursday representatives of states from around the world will gather to sign an agreement aimed at strengthening the protection of economic, social and cultural rights for individuals.

A MEDIATOR with the Northern Ireland peace process has been engaged to assist in ending the enduring conflict between Travellers and the settled community.

Mediators could be trained to resolve Traveller feuds and family rows, it emerged today.

The Irish Travellers Movement has said that the recognition of travellers as an ethnic minority would lead to greater integration with the settled community.

Traditional camping sites for Travellers must be re-established across the island of Ireland as nomadism among the community will not die out, it was claimed today.

The plight of a traveller and her baby son evicted from an illegal camp in north Cork was highlighted today by more than 50 protestors outside the Dáil.

Local authorities have failed to provide for Travellers’ distinct needs, explains Dan Buckley.

PARENTS of a five-year-old girl left partially paralysed after getting caught up in a violent Traveller feud want the Minister for Justice to explain why the person responsible will not stand trial.