All-Ireland study on travellers' health revealed

Academics are to carry out an all-Ireland study on the health of travellers, it emerged today.

Tue, 10 Jul, 2007 - 08:26

Academics are to carry out an all-Ireland study on the health of travellers, it emerged today.

Run by staff from University College Dublin, the survey comes a fortnight after an alarming investigation showed half of travellers die before their 39th birthday.

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