Traveller women threaten demos over pub ban

TRAVELLER women yesterday threatened to stage protests in Killarney if they fail to get a meeting with local publicans.

Peace moves are underway in the Kerry town in a bid to settle the long-standing problems between publicans and Travellers, who claim they are being discriminated against and refused entry to pubs and other public places.

Acting as intermediaries, two local councillors, Michael Courtney and Donal Grady, met publicans’ representatives earlier this week.