Change needed in how gardaí deal with Travellers, says O'Gorman

The report found that Travellers’ trust in the Irish criminal justice system is extremely low and that fears of wrongful arrest, excessive use of force, wrongful conviction, disproportionately high sentences and wrongful imprisonment frame the way Travellers engage with and experience the criminal justice system. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said there needs to be a change in how An Garda Síochána deal with Travellers following a University of Limerick study which found that 91% of the Travellers surveyed feel disrespected by Gardaí.

“That's a really stark contrast, and it's very unsettling, everybody should feel confident in our police force”, he said..