Gardaí investigate caravan burning in Dunmanway

Gardaí are investigating how two Traveller caravans were burnt on two separate days in what one senior academic said may be a hate crime. A gofundme.com page has now been set up by the Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) to replace the home in West Cork lost by the elderly brother and sister.

The Garda Press Office said: ”Gardaí were alerted to a fire at Cullenagh, Dunmanway which occurred shortly before 5pm on May 24 2019. Two unoccupied caravans were on fire, one of which was burnt completely in the fire, the other caravan received minor damage.