Travellers to fight publicans’ move for law change

AN organisation which represents some of the country’s 25,000 Travellers said last night it would fight to prevent the Government changing Equality legislation.

Pavee Point assistant director Martin Collins said he was concerned that the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland would push to dilute or scrap the two-year-old Equality legislation when a delegation of publicans met with Equality and Law Reform Minister Willie O’Dea next Tuesday.

Mr Collins spoke after VFI officials, who represent 6000 of the country’s publicans, held an emergency meeting in Portlaoise yesterday.