Travellers

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End of the road for Wanderly Wagon: Last Travellers living in barrel-top wagon settle down
End of the road for Wanderly Wagon: Last Travellers living in barrel-top wagon settle down
The model has undergone a makeover in recent years that saw its wooden wheels replaced with modern tyres, but it still radiates old-world charm, writes Sarah Horgan

Sun, 05 May, 2024

'Traveller voice' informed design of €18m housing plan for Cork City halting site, says council
'Traveller voice' informed design of €18m housing plan for Cork City halting site, says council
The halting site was opened in 1989 with 10 bays but as family numbers expanded over the years, there was unauthorised expansion into adjoining fields which led to serious overcrowding, and living conditions deteriorated

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Books with stories of Irish Travellers and Roma children from Cork to be launched
Books with stories of Irish Travellers and Roma children from Cork to be launched
“Grow Up Strong” provides a glimpse into the lives of Irish Traveller children while “The Real Us” consists of tales and creations from Roma children

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

The Equality and Human Rights Commission report
Hate crime: Two fifths of Irish people surveyed believe hate is on the rise
UL and QUB study is likely to increase pressure on Government to move on its proposed new hate crime legislation

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Travellers to protest at Dáil amid mental health crisis
Travellers to protest at Dáil amid mental health crisis
'The Traveller community can’t wait any longer,' said Senator Eileen Flynn, calling on ministers for health and mental health to deliver the strategy promised in 2020

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Traveller children are still being segregated in school, North Cork report finds
Traveller children are still being segregated in school, North Cork report finds
'Our education system is still back in the '60s where they segregated members of the Travelling community' — Senator Eileen Flynn

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

Prostate cancer research
Travellers suffer more from health conditions than general population – study
Travellers suffer more from physical health conditions than the general Irish population, a study by Trinity College Dublin has found.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

Traveller family seeks to overturn discrimination appeal by Charleville Park Hotel
Traveller family seeks to overturn discrimination appeal by Charleville Park Hotel
The appeal comes down to the requirement to have a credit card when booking a room at the hotel

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

File Pic The Ombudsman for Children's Office has found what it has described as "deplorable" living conditions for children at a
Travellers' accommodation needs 'knowingly' neglected
'We have Traveller families that send their children to the library in the wintertime to do their homework because they don’t have any electricity'

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Limerick TD calls for exclusion orders to stop Rathkeale violence
Limerick TD calls for exclusion orders to stop Rathkeale violence
A section of the town was sealed off after violent scenes erupted between rival groups

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

New health strategy for Travellers welcomed
New health strategy for Travellers welcomed
The strategy says a whole-of-Government approach is needed to tackle the "social determinants" of poor health among Travellers.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

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Traveller mental health advocates warn situation has 'never been as bad' 
Families grieving loss of loved one through suicide being subjected to online abuse if they raise issue publicly

Thu, 24 Nov, 2022

Supermarket ordered to pay €12k to four Travellers asked to leave a store
Supermarket ordered to pay €12k to four Travellers asked to leave a store
Workplace Relations Commission found the four had established a prima facie case they were discriminated against because they are members of the Traveller community and that Iceland Stores Ireland engaged in prohibited conduct

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

Taoiseach condemns FF councillor's 'unacceptable' comments about Travellers
Taoiseach condemns FF councillor's 'unacceptable' comments about Travellers
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said it considers the comments by the Fianna Fáil councillor "disturbing and irresponsible"

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

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Ladbrokes ordered to pay Roma couple €10k for refusing to take a bet
The man claimed bets were accepted from two other customers who had entered the shop after him, while staff had also laughed at him

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

New higher education funding for underrepresented and disadvantaged students
New higher education funding for underrepresented and disadvantaged students
The €2m announced on Friday will assist those with disabilities, lone parents, and mature students as well as members of the Traveller and Roma communities

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Study shows Travellers may have naturally-occurring protection against bowel disease
Study shows Travellers may have naturally-occurring protection against bowel disease
UCC scientific study of human microbiomes has uncovered natural gut bacteria that may help protect against chronic inflammatory bowel disease

Thu, 21 Jul, 2022

'The impact language has on people is huge': hate crime legislation welcomed
'The impact language has on people is huge': hate crime legislation welcomed
Adam Long, Board Director of the National LGBT Federation said the legislation "ends Ireland’s outlier status" as virtually the sole nation in the Western World for having no hate crime legislation

Wed, 13 Jul, 2022

President opens Tiglin Facility at Jigginstown Manor, Naas
President Higgins 'overstepped the mark' with housing disaster comments
The president's fierce criticism of housing situation is outside his 'limited constitutional role', a law expert has said

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

Martin Warde: I received no official supports after tragedy
Martin Warde: I received no official supports after tragedy
As Travellers demonstrate about the difficulties they face accessing mental health services, Martin Warde shares his own experience after he suffered a severe trauma at the age of 13

Tue, 31 May, 2022

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Government ‘must act’ on Traveller mental health crisis
Travellers gather in front of Leinster House to call for a mental health action plan

Tue, 31 May, 2022

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Bride-to-be member of Traveller Community awarded €5,000 over hotel discrimination 
Workplace Relations Commission found that the complainant had been denied the opportunity to have her wedding at the hotel on the basis of her membership of the Traveller Community.

Sat, 21 May, 2022

FILE PHOTO The Mater Hospital has asked members of the public to avoid its Emergency Department where possible, due to extreme p
Concerns about suicide rates among Travellers due to self-harm presentations at A&E
Male and female Traveller patients older than 50 years of age had the highest risk of presenting with self-harm, the study found

Thu, 05 May, 2022

Martin Warde: Let's hope rise in Travellers applying to become gardaí translates to jobs
Martin Warde: Let's hope rise in Travellers applying to become gardaí translates to jobs
Getting rid of the 'us and them' mentality between Travellers and gardaí can be done, but it takes time and motivation

Wed, 04 May, 2022

Garda Stock
Significant rise in number of garda applicants from ethnic minorities
The complete picture is not clear, as 10% of applicants gave no information on their ethnicity, compared to 2% in 2019.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2022

'This course will change lives' - Group of Traveller women graduate from UCC
'This course will change lives' - Group of Traveller women graduate from UCC
Anne Burke of the Southern Traveller Health Network said that although it was a great day for the women involved, there is still “a lot of work to be done”

Thu, 14 Apr, 2022

Ireland 'failing to provide appropriate accommodation for Travellers and local authority tenants' 
Ireland 'failing to provide appropriate accommodation for Travellers and local authority tenants' 
European human rights watchdog found Ireland in breach of social charter over 'chronic failure' to provide sufficient accommodation for Travellers, and maintain adequate conditions of existing sites

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Ireland criticised over Traveller housing but praised for progress on hate crime
Ireland criticised over Traveller housing but praised for progress on hate crime
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance says less than a fifth of last year's Traveller accommodation budget had been spent by July 

Thu, 03 Mar, 2022

Charleville Park Hotel discriminated against homeless Travellers, WRC finds 
Charleville Park Hotel discriminated against homeless Travellers, WRC finds 
Hotel refused family of four accommodation on basis it required a credit card as security

Wed, 02 Mar, 2022

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Equality campaigners wants reform of liquor laws to stop discrimination at pub and club doors
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called for an urgent overhaul of liquor licensing laws, claiming the current laws disproportionately and significantly impact minority groups such as disabled people and Traveller communities

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022

A 'lack of compassion' towards grandmother and two other Travellers costs Cork hotel €16k
A 'lack of compassion' towards grandmother and two other Travellers costs Cork hotel €16k
The hearing was told that the grandmother was left standing in the lobby despite her ill health and that she felt completely unwanted and shamed

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Training on Traveller bias effective but wanes over time
Training on Traveller bias effective but wanes over time
The benefits of anti-bias training for health workers dealing with Travellers has a 'shelf life' of six months and needs to be embedded in public and voluntary services, according to new research

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

CC SINN FEIN
Government criticised over 'scandalous' lack of new accommodation for Travellers 
TD says local authorities are drawing down the full budget, but are not spending the funds on long-term housing solutions

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

Travellers being forced into homelessness at 'an alarming rate', report finds
Travellers being forced into homelessness at 'an alarming rate', report finds
Report by Cork and Kerry Regional Traveller Accommodation Working Group says the number of Travellers experiencing homelessness is hugely underestimated

Tue, 18 Jan, 2022

Limerick council fined for installing CCTV cameras with no lawful basis
Limerick council fined for installing CCTV cameras with no lawful basis
Among its findings, the DPC found that cameras had been installed at nine Traveller halting sites around the county without a legal basis.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2022

'Serious risk of loss of life' at Cork halting site
'Serious risk of loss of life' at Cork halting site
An internal briefing for Minister of State Peter Burke detailed a “serious risk of loss of life”  for the Traveller families living at the Spring Lane halting site in Cork.

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Anti-racism training for teachers recommended in 'hard-hitting' Traveller report
Anti-racism training for teachers recommended in 'hard-hitting' Traveller report
The Oireachtas Joint Committee also recommend a ring-fenced health budget within the HSE and anti-racism training for teachers

Thu, 02 Dec, 2021

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'Little evidence' unconscious-bias training creates lasting change, says ESRI
There is a risk that diversity training and unconscious-bias training can be used to 'tick the box' when it comes to dealing with the problem of discrimination, the report pointed out.

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Sad lonely child sitting alone on the window at home
Traveller family with eight children living in one-room unit, inquiry finds
Children 'were left on a transient site for 18 months without heat and water throughout the height of the pandemic'.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

New prison equine centre proves popular with Traveller inmates
New prison equine centre proves popular with Traveller inmates
Initiative, first of its kind in Europe, hopes to rehabilitate prisoners

Fri, 22 Oct, 2021

More than 1,700 Traveller families living in 'unsafe conditions'
More than 1,700 Traveller families living in 'unsafe conditions'
A Traveller advocate group called for urgent reform of "a broken system that is not of our making".

Wed, 13 Oct, 2021

Activists say Travellers face violence and threats all over the country
Activists say Travellers face violence and threats all over the country
A Limerick family, who were due to move into a new home, have received threats that the house will be burnt down.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Family threatened with being burnt out if they take up new Limerick home
Family threatened with being burnt out if they take up new Limerick home
According to a mother of five in the family, Limerick City and County Council dismissed their fears about the graffiti and suggested it was likely the actions of children.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Traveller advocacy group lodges complaint against Cllr Ken O'Flynn
Traveller advocacy group lodges complaint against Cllr Ken O'Flynn
Cllr O'Flynn said: "This movement, and those like them, have one thing on their mind - to silence their critics and anybody who has an opinion which differs from theirs"

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

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