Person: Mary Connors

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Michael Clifford: There are no votes in calling out racism against Travellers

In Ireland, racism is endemic and institutionalised going back centuries.

news

Wexford accused asked friend to wipe numbers, texts on phone

news

Your Friday lunchtime catch-up

comment-analysis

Carrickmines Fire: Miley blows kisses to departed cousins as second family buried

news

Carrickmines Fire: ‘If you scratch below the surface, there’s a lot of anger’

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Protest over Traveller site like ‘Alabama in the 1950s’

Travellers 'kept men as serfs', UK court hears

Five members of the same traveller family kept their own “private workforce” to use as they pleased, a British court heard today.

Tue, 18 Sep, 2012

Lonergan: Jailing of mother highlights need for debate on appropriate punishment

The former governor of Mountjoy Prison has said that there needs to be a public debate about how to punish those who break the law.

Thu, 24 May, 2012

Mother of six jailed for three years for €229,000 social-welfare fraud

A Dublin mother of six has been given the maximum three-year jail sentence for fraudently claiming €229,000 in social welfare payments.

Wed, 23 May, 2012

Girl, 10, died of head injuries after bicycle crash

A LITTLE girl died of massive head injuries after her bicycle careered down a Cork city hill and smashed into a wall at up to 80km an hour, an inquest heard yesterday.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2008