Education system failing town’s large Traveller population
Limerick County Council will today discuss a regeneration initiative for the town whose 1,900 population has a settled/Traveller ratio of 60:40. Local councillors say a town czar needs to be appointed with an all-embracing brief, similar to that given to former Dublin city manager John Fitzgerald, who currently co-ordinates the work of various agencies in Limerick city.
Fianna Fáil councillors Niall Collins and John Griffin suggested the west Limerick town warrants a similar plan because of its special needs and unique demographic make-up.
